Singapore legislation
Section 253
Section 253
Visiting of prisoners of unsound mind
(1)
If a person is confined under section 249 or 252 in a psychiatric institution, prison or other suitable place of safe custody, 2 of the visitors of a psychiatric institution may, subject to subsection (2), visit the person to ascertain his or her state of mind.
(2)
The person confined under section 249 or 252 must be visited at least once every 6 months and the visitors must make a special report to the Minister as to the person’s state of mind.