Singapore legislation

Clause 20

of Prisons (Amendment) Bill

Clause 20

Amendment of section 56

Section 56 of the Prisons Act is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (8), the following paragraphs: “(8A) failure by a prisoner subject to a home detention order under section 38B to report to such person and at such times and place as may be specified under the conditions of the order; (8B) where a prisoner subject to a home detention order under section 38B is required under the conditions of the order to allow the Superintendent or any person authorised by the Superintendent to enter his place of residence, or any other place or places designated under the order, the refusal by the prisoner to allow the entry, or obstructing or hindering the entry, of such person;”.