Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
Repeal and re‑enactment of section 58
Section 58 of the Prisons Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Suspension of home detention order
58. Where a prisoner subject to a home detention order is punished with any punishment under section 70(1)(a) or (b) (or both) or 71(1)(b) or (c) (or both), the prisoner’s home detention order may, unless revoked under section 57, be suspended for any of the following periods, starting on the date on which the prisoner is punished:
the period that the prisoner is confined in a punishment cell pursuant to an order under section 70(1)(a) or 71(1)(b);
the period of remission which is forfeited pursuant to an order under section 70(1)(b) or 71(1)(c);
the sum of the period for which the prisoner is ordered to undergo confinement under section 70(1)(a) or 71(1)(b) and the period of remission forfeited under section 70(1)(b) or 71(1)(c).”.