Singapore legislation

Clause 20

Amendment of section 64

Section 64 of the Prisons Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) Any prison officer who threatens or insults another prison officer of senior or equal rank —

(a)

when that other officer is on duty; or

(b)

when the threat or insult is related to or is consequent upon the discharge of duty by the officer so threatened or insulted,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.(1A) Any prison officer who assaults another prison officer —

(a)

when that other officer is on duty; or

(b)

when the assault is related to or is consequent upon the discharge of duty by the officer so assaulted,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.”; and

(b)

by deleting the section heading and substituting the following section heading:“Threatening, insulting or assaulting another prison officer”.

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