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Formal Consolidation |  2000 RevEd
Prisoners of unsound mind
43.—(1)  Whenever a prisoner undergoing a sentence of imprisonment appears to the Minister on the certificate of a registered medical practitioner to be of unsound mind, the Minister may, by order in writing, setting forth the grounds of belief that the prisoner is of unsound mind, direct his removal from any prison to any mental hospital or other fit place of safe custody within Singapore, there to be kept and treated as the Minister directs —
(a)until the expiration of the term of imprisonment ordered by the sentence; or
(b)if it is certified by a medical officer that it is necessary for the safety of the prisoner or of others that he should be detained under medical care and treatment, until he is discharged according to law.
(2)  When it appears to the Minister on the certificate of a registered medical practitioner that such prisoner has again become of sound mind, the Minister shall, by an order in writing, return him to the prison from where he was removed if his term of imprisonment has not expired, but if the term has expired, shall direct him to be discharged.
(3)  Section 40 of the Mental Disorders and Treatment Act (Cap. 178) shall apply to every person confined in a mental hospital under this section after the expiration of the term of imprisonment to which he has been sentenced, and the time during which he is so confined shall be reckoned as part of such term.
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Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 1 of 2014
Prisoners who are mentally disordered
43.—(1)  Whenever a prisoner undergoing a sentence of imprisonment appears to the Commissioner on the certificate of a registered medical practitioner to be mentally disordered, the Commissioner may, by order in writing, setting forth the grounds of belief that the prisoner is mentally disordered, direct his removal from any prison to any mental hospital or other fit place of safe custody within Singapore, there to be kept and treated as the Commissioner directs —
(a)until the expiration of the term of imprisonment ordered by the sentence; or
(b)if it is certified by a medical officer that it is necessary for the safety of the prisoner or of others that he should be detained under medical care and treatment, until he is discharged according to law.
[Act 1 of 2014 wef 01/07/2014]
[33/2004 wef 04/10/2004]
[21/2008 wef 01/03/2010]
(2)  When it appears to the Commissioner on the certificate of a registered medical practitioner that such prisoner has ceased to be mentally disordered, the Commissioner shall, by an order in writing, return him to the prison from where he was removed if his term of imprisonment has not expired, but if the term has expired, shall direct him to be discharged.
[Act 1 of 2014 wef 01/07/2014]
[33/2004 wef 04/10/2004]
[21/2008 wef 01/03/2010]
(3)  Where a person is confined under this section in a psychiatric institution within the meaning of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008, section 15 of that Act shall apply to such person after the expiration of the term of imprisonment to which he has been sentenced, and the time during which he is so confined shall be reckoned as part of such term.
[21/2008 wef 01/03/2010]
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