Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Amendment of section 54
Section 54 of the Prisons Act is amended —
by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) A prisoner subject to a home detention order shall —
attend any such counselling, therapy, test, assessment, and other activity for the purpose of facilitating his rehabilitation and reintegration into society as the Commissioner may require, at any such time and place as the Commissioner may specify;
present himself to provide a specimen of his urine or hair for testing at any such time and place as the Commissioner may specify;
remain indoors at his place of residence, or at such other place as the Commissioner may specify, at any such time as the Commissioner may specify;
allow the Superintendent and any person authorised by the Superintendent to enter his place of residence, or any other place he is required to remain at, to determine his compliance with any condition of the home detention order or for any purpose relating to his rehabilitation;
to enable the electronic monitoring of his whereabouts —
wear any electronic transmitting device issued by the Commissioner on such part of his person as the Commissioner may specify;
allow the Superintendent and any person authorised by the Superintendent to enter his place of residence, or any other place he is required to remain at, to install, maintain, repair or retrieve any electronic monitoring device;
comply with all requirements to ensure the proper functioning of any electronic monitoring device issued to him or installed at his place of residence or any other place he is required to remain at;
comply with all reporting requirements imposed on him; and
not tamper with any electronic monitoring device issued to him or installed at his place of residence, or any other place he is required to remain at, or otherwise prevent or obstruct the electronic monitoring of his whereabouts; and
comply with such other conditions as the Commissioner may specify in the order.”; and
by deleting the word “Director” in subsection (2) and substituting the word “Commissioner”.