Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 5/1981

Read the first time on 6th March 1981.

An Act to amend the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (Chapter 112 of the Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 1981.

New section 42A

2. The Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 42, the following section: —

“Temporary release of detainees to engage in employment

42A.—(1) The Minister may, from time to time, on the recommendation of an advisory committee appointed for the purposes of this section, direct that a detainee shall be released from day to day to engage in such employment (including self-employment) as the Minister may specify.

(2) Any direction made under subsection (1) shall have effect for a period to be fixed by the Minister and may be subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be imposed by the Minister.

(3) The Minister may at any time revoke any direction made under subsection (1).

(4) The Minister may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as he thinks fit, grant leave to a detainee in respect of whom a direction has been made under subsection (1) to spend his leave at such place as the Minister may specify.

(5) The Minister may at any time revoke any leave granted to a detainee under subsection (4).

(6) Where any direction made under subsection (1) is in force in respect of a detainee or any leave is granted under subsection (4) to a detainee, the Superintendent of the place of detention shall release the detainee at such times and for such periods as are necessary to give effect to the direction or grant of leave.

(7) If any detainee in respect of whom a direction has been made under subsection (1) or leave has been granted under subsection (4) remains at large without lawful excuse or fails to return to his place of detention after such direction or leave has been revoked, he shall be deemed to be unlawfully at large and to have escaped from lawful custody.

(8) Every person released under this section shall continue to be in the legal custody of the Superintendent of the place of detention from which he is released during every period for which he is so released.

(9) For the purposes of this section, “detainee” means any person who is detained in pursuance of an order made under section 30.”.

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