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 of the Corporation, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;
[Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]
“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.