Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises Act

(CHAPTER 298)

(Original Enactment: Act 35 of 1975)

REVISED EDITION 1985

(30th March 1987)

An Act to establish the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises and for matters connected therewith.

[7th November 1975: Parts I, II, IV to VII ;

1st April 1976: Part III]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises Act.

Interpretation

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

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Corporation appointed under section 4(1);

“chief executive officer” means the chief executive officer of the Corporation appointed under section 18(1);

“Corporation” means the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises established under section 3;

“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Corporation appointed under section 4(1);

“inmate” means a person who is detained in any approved institution under the Misuse of Drugs Act [Cap. 185] or in such other institution or place as may be prescribed;

[Act 23/87 wef 01/11/1987]

“member” means a member of the Corporation and includes the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman;

“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.

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