Conditions for employment preparation
59M.—(1)  A prisoner subject to an employment preparation order who has not been granted leave under section 59K(3) to return to the prisoner’s place of residence or any other place specified by the Commissioner must —
(a)not leave the prison in which the prisoner is detained without the approval of the prison officer on duty or any other person authorised by the Commissioner for the purposes of this section (called in this section an authorised person);
(b)not be absent, without good cause, from the prisoner’s work with the employer, or from the prisoner’s programme or activity, as specified in the employment preparation order;
(c)return to the prison and report to the prison officer on duty or an authorised person immediately after completing the prisoner’s work, programme or activity for the day;
(d)provide a specimen of the prisoner’s urine or hair for testing at such times as the prison officer on duty or an authorised person may require;
(e)not consume any controlled drug or alcoholic beverage, or use or inhale any intoxicating substance;
(f)not have in the prisoner’s possession any controlled drug, alcoholic beverage or intoxicating substance;
(g)not bring, or attempt by any means to introduce, into the prison any unauthorised article;
(h)if required by the Commissioner, do all of the following to enable the electronic monitoring of the prisoner’s whereabouts:
(i)wear any electronic transmitting device issued by the Commissioner on such part of the prisoner’s body as the Commissioner may specify;
(ii)comply with all requirements to ensure the proper functioning of any electronic monitoring device issued to the prisoner;
(iii)not tamper with any electronic monitoring device issued to the prisoner, or otherwise prevent or obstruct the electronic monitoring of the prisoner’s whereabouts; and
(i)comply with any other conditions that the Commissioner may specify in the order.
(2)  Where the prisoner has been granted leave under section 59K(3) to return to the prisoner’s place of residence or any other place specified by the Commissioner, the prisoner subject to an employment preparation order must —
(a)not be absent, without good cause, from the prisoner’s work with the employer, or from the prisoner’s programme or activity, as specified in the employment preparation order;
(b)return to the prisoner’s place of residence or any other place specified by the Commissioner immediately after completing the prisoner’s work, programme or activity for the day;
(c)not consume any controlled drug or alcoholic beverage, or use or inhale any intoxicating substance;
(d)not have in the prisoner’s possession any controlled drug;
(e)present himself or herself to provide a specimen of the prisoner’s urine or hair for testing at such times and at such places as the Commissioner may specify;
(f)remain indoors at the prisoner’s place of residence, or at any other place specified by the Commissioner, at the times specified by the Commissioner;
(g)allow the Superintendent and any person authorised by the Superintendent to enter the prisoner’s place of residence, or any other place the prisoner is required to remain at, to determine the prisoner’s compliance with any condition of the employment preparation order or for any purpose relating to facilitating the prisoner’s reintegration into society;
(h)do all of the following to enable the electronic monitoring of the prisoner’s whereabouts:
(i)wear any electronic transmitting device issued by the Commissioner on such part of the prisoner’s body as the Commissioner may specify;
(ii)allow the Superintendent and any person authorised by the Superintendent to enter the prisoner’s place of residence, or any other place the prisoner is required to remain at, to install, maintain, repair or retrieve any electronic monitoring device;
(iii)comply with all requirements to ensure the proper functioning of any electronic monitoring device issued to the prisoner, or installed at the prisoner’s place of residence or any other place the prisoner is required to remain at;
(iv)comply with all reporting requirements imposed on the prisoner;
(v)not tamper with any electronic monitoring device issued to the prisoner or installed at the prisoner’s place of residence, or any other place the prisoner is required to remain at, or otherwise prevent or obstruct the electronic monitoring of the prisoner’s whereabouts; and
(i)comply with any other conditions that the Commissioner may specify in the order.
(3)  The Commissioner may at any time by order in writing served on a prisoner subject to an employment preparation order —
(a)vary, cancel or add to any of the conditions specified in subsection (1) or (2); or
(b)exempt the prisoner from any of the conditions specified in subsection (1) or (2).
(4)  The order mentioned in subsection (3) must be served —
(a)by delivering it personally to the prisoner; or
(b)by any other means that may be prescribed.
[Act 6 of 2022 wef 02/09/2022]