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

7A Committee of inquiry

7B Composition of committee of inquiry

7C Powers of committee of inquiry

7D Disobedience to summons an offence

7E Refusal to give evidence an offence

7F Giving of false evidence an offence

7G Evidence and procedure

7H Admissibility of evidence

7I Proceedings not open to public

7J Persons who may be affected by findings

7K Record of proceedings

7L Offence to influence or attempt to influence committee of inquiry

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

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

23A Employment of auxiliary police officers as escorts and guards

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

28A Powers of Superintendent for production of prisoner in interest of prisoner

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

38A Interpretation of this Part

38B Order for home detention

38C Eligibility for home detention

38D Conditions for home detention

38E Effect of home detention order

38F Recall to prison

38G Revocation of home detention order

38H Suspension of home detention order

38I Powers to enter and search

39 Offences governing prison supplies

41 Payment of money forbidden

42 Delivery of uniform, etc., on leaving

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

67 Minister may amend Schedule

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 —

“Corporation” means the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises established under the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises Act (Cap.298);

[8/2000 wef 17/04/2000]

“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 prison officer appointed under section 8 but does not include the Director or any Superintendent;

[8/2000 wef 17/04/2000]

“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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