Singapore legislation
Regulation 28
of Children and Young Persons (Government Homes) Regulations 2011
Regulation 28
Use of mechanical restraints
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 68A(2)(a) of the Act, the prescribed place is any of the following:
a healthcare institution;
a clinical laboratory;
a court;
a place where the resident is to attend —
any educational class or training, or take up any internship or employment that in the opinion of the person‑in‑charge is suitable for the resident; or
any mediation, counselling, psychotherapy session or other assessment, programme or treatment that the resident is required to attend by the person‑in‑charge or under any order by a court;
a place where the resident is to meet with a relevant person, including the place where the relevant person resides; (f)a place to which a resident is required to go pursuant to an order made by a court;
a place where a relevant person’s wedding is held;
a place where the funeral of a relevant person is held.
Subregulation 2
In this regulation —
Definition
“clinical laboratory” means any premises used or intended to be used for any type of examination of the human body or of any matter derived therefrom for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of any disease or for the assessment of the health of any person, or for ascertaining the result of any medical or surgical treatment given to any person;
Definition
“healthcare institution” means a place where —
a medical practitioner provides medical treatment to, or conducts medical examination on, a patient; or
a registered dentist practices dentistry, and includes an approved hospital mentioned in section 70(3) of the Act;
Definition
“practice of dentistry” and “registered dentist” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Dental Registration Act (Cap. 76).