Public Service Commission (Prison Officers) (Disciplinary Proceedings — Delegation of Functions) (Amendment) Directions 2017

No. S 688

Constitution of the Republic of Singapore

Public Service Commission
(Prison Officers) (Disciplinary Proceedings —
Delegation of Functions) (Amendment)
Directions 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 116(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, the Public Service Commission makes the following Directions:

Citation and commencement

1. These Directions are the Public Service Commission (Prison Officers) (Disciplinary Proceedings — Delegation of Functions) (Amendment) Directions 2017 and come into operation on 1 December 2017.

Amendment of direction 2

2. Direction 2 of the Public Service Commission (Prison Officers) (Disciplinary Proceedings — Delegation of Functions) Directions (Dir 2) (called in these Directions the principal Directions) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definitions of “Director” and “inmate” and substituting the following definitions:

“ “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Prisons appointed under section 20 of the Prisons Act (Cap. 247);

“inmate” has the same meaning as in the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185);”;

(b)

by deleting the words “a Rehabilitation Officer, warder or other subordinate officer of Division II rank” in the definition of “prison officer” and substituting the words “an officer of any grade in the rank of Chief Warder”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “prison officer”, the following definition:

“ “prisoner” has the same meaning as in the Prisons Act;”; and

(d)

by deleting the words “section 8” in the definition of “Superintendent” and substituting the words “section 20”.

Amendment of direction 4

3. Direction 4 of the principal Directions is amended —

(a)	by deleting the word “Director” in paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting in each case the word “Commissioner”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “Division I rank” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “substantive grade equivalent to MX13 and above”.

Amendment of direction 5

4. Direction 5 of the principal Directions is amended —

(a)	by deleting the word “Director” in paragraphs (1) and (2) and substituting in each case the word “Commissioner”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “salary scale” wherever they appear in paragraph (1)(c) and substituting the words “salary range”.

Miscellaneous amendment

5. The principal Directions are amended by deleting the word “Director” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “Commissioner”:

Directions 3(1) and (2) (including the Direction heading), 6(1), 7 (including the Direction heading) and 8.

[G.N. No. S 498/2003]

Made on 30 October 2017.

JAMES WONG KOK ONN

Secretary,
Public Service Commission,
Singapore.

[PSD/PSC/D/4.2.01 V2; AG/LEGIS/SL/CONS/2015/44 Vol. 1]

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