Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 16

Section 16 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “prisoner” in paragraph (a), the words “and inmate”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “prisoners” in paragraphs (b), (c), (g) and (h), in each case the words “and inmates”; and

(c)

by deleting paragraph (j) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(j)make grants or lend money to, or enter into guarantees on behalf of, any person or organisation in matters relating to the provision of industrial or vocational training for, or of rehabilitative and aftercare services to, prisoners and inmates before and after their discharge from custody;

(ja)make grants or lend money to, or enter into guarantees on behalf of, prisoners and inmates after their discharge from custody for the purposes of any vocation, trade or business carrying on by them;”.