Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Prisons (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Prisons Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “Corporation”, the following definitions:“ “basic condition”, in relation to a remission order, means the basic condition specified in section 50S;“Cluster Commander” means a Cluster Commander of Prisons appointed under section 20;“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Prisons appointed under section 20;”;

(b)

by deleting the definitions of “Deputy Director” and “Director” and substituting the following definitions:“ “default sentence” means a sentence of a term of imprisonment imposed on a person in default of the person paying a fine ordered to be paid by a court;“Deputy Commissioner” means the Deputy Commissioner of Prisons appointed under section 20;“Divisional Director” means a Divisional Director of Prisons appointed under section 20;“external placement order” means an order made under section 59B in respect of a prisoner authorising the serving by the prisoner of his sentence of imprisonment in such place or places, outside the limits of any prison, as may be specified in the order;”;

(c)

by deleting the words “Director, Deputy Director” in the definition of “prison officer” and substituting the words “Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner”;

(d)

by deleting the definition of “prisoner” and substituting the following definition:“ “prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under detention in any prison or reformative training centre or subject to an external placement order or a home detention order, but does not include a person released and at large under a remission order;”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “registered medical practitioner”, the following definition:“ “remission order” means a remission order made under any provision in Part VB;”; and

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Superintendent”, the following definition:“ “unlawfully at large”, in relation to a person released under a remission order, means a person who fails to submit himself to custody or detention after being required to do so under any written law, or who escapes from such custody or detention;”.