Prisons Act - Singapore Statutes Online

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3 Power to declare prisons

4 Appointment of lock-ups at police stations and court houses as places of detention

6 General administration of prisons

7 Administration of prisons

8 Appointment of officers

9 Prison Standing Orders

10 Inspection by Director

11 Director may exercise powers of Superintendent

12 Duties of Superintendent

13 Medical officer for prisons

14 Duties of medical officer

15 Terms of engagement of prison officers

16 Suspension from duty

17 Duties of prison officers

19 Observance of laws, regulations and orders

20 Prison officers deemed public servants

22 Prison officers to have powers of police officer

23 Prisoners deemed in legal custody

24 Superintendent to detain persons committed

25 Delivery of persons on remand

26 Delivery of persons arrested on warrant

27 Production of persons before the court

28 Powers of Minister for production of prisoner in certain cases

29 Discharge of prisoners

30 Occurrence of infectious disease

31 Prisoners of unsound mind

32 Removal of prisoners

33 Illness of a prisoner

35 Liability for escape

36 Duty to prevent escape

37 Special custody in hospital

38 Saving of powers of High Court

39 Offences concerning prison supplies

41 Payment of money forbidden

42 Delivery of uniform, etc., on leaving

43 Offences by warders, etc.

45 Offences by Principal Rehabilitation Officers

46 Punishment of Chief Rehabilitation Officer or Principal Rehabilitation Officer, by Director

47 Threatening or insulting superiors

48 Prison Officers Reward Fund

49 Articles not to be conveyed into or out of prison

50 Prisoner may be required to work

51 Separation of prisoners

52 Extramural custody of prisoners

53 Punishment by Superintendent of minor prison offences

54 Punishment by Superintendent of aggravated prison offences

55 Minor prison offences

56 Aggravated prison offences

57 Punishment by Visiting Justices

58 Prisoner may make his defence

59 Detention after date for discharge

60 Corporal punishment

61 Prosecution for offences

62 Appointment of Visiting Justices

63 Visits by Judges, Magistrates, etc.

64 Scheme for prisoners to engage in employment

66 Trial of offences

Prisons Act

(CHAPTER 247)

(Original Enactment: Ordinance 17 of 1933)

REVISED EDITION 1985

(30th March 1987)

An Act relating to prisons.

[18th August 1933]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Prisons Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Director” means the Director of Prisons appointed under section 8;

“juvenile” means any person under the age of 16 years, whether convicted or not, under detention in any prison;

“prison” means any house, building, enclosure or place, or any part thereof, declared to be a prison or reformative training centre under section 3, and shall include the grounds and buildings within the prison enclosure and also the airing grounds or other grounds or buildings belonging or attached thereto and used by prisoners;

“prison officer” means any Chief Rehabilitation Officer, Principal Rehabilitation Officer, warder or other subordinate officer;

“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under detention in any prison or reformative training centre;

“Superintendent” means a Superintendent of Prisons appointed under section 8;

“Visiting Justice” means a member of the Board of Visiting Justices appointed under section 62.

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