Regulation 2

that is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro-organism or any agent of disease;

that is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and

that a medical officer for any place of detention has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease;“medical officer” means a medical officer appointed for a place of detention under rule 8;“mental disorder” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008;“officer” means —

any officer-in-charge;

any Superintendent;

any Deputy Superintendent;

any police officer; or

any person employed at or deployed to a place of detention to perform any of the following functions or duties:

maintaining the safety or security of the place of detention, or the safety, security or discipline of any person in the place of detention;

ensuring the safe custody of any detained person in the place of detention;

the conducting of any investigation relating to —

any incident or matter involving the safety or security of the place of detention, or the safety, security or discipline of any person in the place of detention; or

any offence under the Act;

the rehabilitation of any detained person in the place of detention;“officer-in-charge” means an officer-in-charge appointed under rule 6;“order of detention” means any order for the detention of any person made under section 8 of the Act;“order of removal” means any order for the removal of any detained person or persons from one place of detention to another made under section 17 of the Act;“place of detention” means any place specified as a place of detention in any order of detention or order of removal, and includes a rehabilitation centre;“registered medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997;“rehabilitation centre” includes any place declared by the Minister under rule 88 to be a place for the rehabilitation of detained persons or of persons against whom an order of detention has been made but the operation thereof suspended under section 10 of the Act, and who have been admitted on their signed application to reside in such place;[Deleted by S 617/2023 wef 08/09/2023]“Superintendent”, in relation to a place of detention, means the Superintendent of the place of detention appointed under rule 6.