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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 by Director

7 Administration of prison by Superintendent

8 Committee of inquiry

9 Composition of committee of inquiry

10 Powers of committee of inquiry

11 Disobedience to summons an offence

12 Refusal to give evidence an offence

13 Giving of false evidence an offence

14 Evidence and procedure

15 Admissibility of evidence

16 Proceedings not open to public

17 Persons who may be affected by findings

18 Record of proceedings

19 Offence to influence or attempt to influence committee of inquiry

20 Appointment of Director, Deputy Director, Superintendents and other officers

21 Prison Standing Orders

22 Inspection by Director

23 Director may exercise powers of Superintendent

24 Duties of Superintendent

25 Medical officers for prisons

26 Duties of medical officer

27 Duties of prison officers

29 Observance of laws, regulations and orders

30 Prison officers and medical officers deemed public servants

32 Prison officer to have powers of police officer

33 Prisoners deemed in legal custody

34 Employment of auxiliary police officers as escorts and guards

35 Superintendent to detain persons committed

36 Delivery of persons on remand

37 Delivery of persons arrested on warrant

38 Production of persons before court

39 Powers of Director for production of prisoner in certain cases

40 Powers of Superintendent for production of prisoner in interest of prisoner

41 Discharge of prisoners

42 Occurrence of infectious disease

43 Prisoners who are mentally disordered

44 Removal of prisoners

45 Illness of prisoner

47 Liability for escape

48 Duty to prevent escape

49 Special custody in hospital

50 Saving of powers of High Court

50A Lock-up prisoners deemed in legal custody

50B Employment of auxiliary police officers as escorts and guards

50C Delivery of persons remanded in lock-up

50D Extramural custody of lock-up prisoners

51 Interpretation of this Part

52 Order for home detention

53 Eligibility for home detention

54 Conditions for home detention

55 Effect of home detention order

57 Revocation of home detention order

58 Suspension of home detention order

59 Powers to enter and search

60 Offences governing prison supplies

62 Payment of money forbidden

63 Delivery of uniform, etc., on leaving

64 Threatening, insulting or assaulting another prison officer

66 Articles not to be conveyed into or out of prison

67 Prisoner may be required to work

68 Separation of prisoners

69 Extramural custody of prisoners

70 Punishment by Superintendent for minor prison offences

71 Punishment by Superintendent for aggravated prison offences

72 Minor prison offences

73 Aggravated prison offences

74 Punishment by Visiting Justices

75 Prisoner may make his defence

76 Detention after date of discharge

77 Corporal punishment

78 Prosecution for offences

79 Appointment of Visiting Justices

80 Visits by Judges, Magistrates, etc.

81 Scheme for prisoners to engage in employment

82 Minister may amend Schedule

83 Trial of offences

Prisons Act

(CHAPTER 247)

(Original Enactment: Ordinance 17 of 1933)

REVISED EDITION 2000

(30th December 2000)

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);

“Deputy Director” means the Deputy Director of Prisons appointed under section 20;

[33/2004 wef 04/10/2004]

“Director” means the Director of Prisons appointed under section 20;

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

[15/2010 wef 02/01/2011]

“lock-up prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, who is confined in a lock-up, or who is transported to, or from, a lock-up;

“medical officer” means a medical officer appointed under section 25;

[33/2004 wef 04/10/2004]

“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 includes 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 20 and includes the Director, Deputy Director and any Superintendent;

[33/2004 wef 04/10/2004]

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

“registered medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174);

[33/2004 wef 04/10/2004]

“Superintendent” means a Superintendent of Prisons appointed under section 20;

“Visiting Justice” means a member of the Board of Visiting Justices appointed under section 79.

[8/2000]

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