shall be guilty of any act of neglect or cruelty towards any patients shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour for a period not exceeding two years". Prisons Act, 16/12/1991 Section 17: "Every prison shall have a Medical Officer of Prisons who shall be a government medical officer". He "shall be detailed for duty in the prison […]" (Clauses 1 and 2). Section 24.1: "Where in the opinion of the Medical Officer […] or, in the case of emergency, in the opinion of the Superintendent, a prisoner requires treatment in a hospital, the prisoner may be removed to a Government hospital for treatment". Pesticides Control Act, 21/03/1996 This Act is been brought into force to regulate the manufacture, distribution, use, storage and disposal of pesticides for the protection of the public health and the environment and to provide for matters connected therewith. Red Cross Society of Seychelles Act, 1991, Laws of Seychelles 1996. Section 3: "There is hereby established as a body corporate a voluntary relief organisation to be known as the Red Cross Society of Seychelles". Section 4: "The objects of the Society shall be: a) to contribute to the improvement of health and social welfare, the prevention of disease, the alleviation of human suffering and the promotion of respect for human beings; b) to organise emergency relief services for victims of disasters; d) in the event of an armed conflict, to assist the sick, wounded, civilians, prisoners of war and other victims of such conflict; e) to disseminate and implement the ideals and fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement […]" Private practice of medicine Most of the private practitioners practice within the ambit of primary treatment, and refer patients to government-run secondary and tertiary care cervices when required. To guarantee a correct standard of quality in the attention, the Government has established on the Licenses Act the rules by which this service can be offered to the people. Licenses Act, 31/03/1987, updated in 1996. Laws of Seychelles.