Singapore legislation

Clause 15

of Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises Bill

Clause 15

Functions of the Corporation

(1)

The functions of the Corporation shall be —

(a)

to manage and maintain the industrial or vocational training institutions transferred to the Corporation by this Act and such other institutions as the Corporation may establish under this Act for the employment, or industrial or vocational training of prisoners;

(b)

to provide or secure the provision of such employment or facilities for such training and to organise programmes therefor;

(c)

to provide technical training in skilled trades for suitable prisoners;

(d)

to promote the vocational skills of prisoners;

(e)

to require any prisoner to work pursuant to section 50 of the Prisons Act (Cap. 79); and

(f)

to advise the Government on all matters relating to the provision of industrial or vocational training and technical training in trades for prisoners.