Singapore legislation

Regulation 63

of Internal Security (Detained Persons) Rules

Regulation 63

Custody of mentally disordered detained persons

Amended byS 617/2023 wef 08/09/2023S 617/2023 wef 08/09/2023S 617/2023 wef 08/09/2023

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 617/2023 wef 08/09/2023

Whenever a detained person in a place of detention appears to a medical officer for the place of detention to be mentally disordered he may direct that the detained person be removed to any mental hospital or other fit place of safe custody and be there detained, and an order of removal signed by the Superintendent of the place of detention shall be authority for the reception of the detained person and for his detention therein until removed or discharged as provided in paragraph (2).

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 617/2023 wef 08/09/2023S 617/2023 wef 08/09/2023

Where a detained person who is detained in a mental hospital under these Rules is, in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner of the mental hospital, no longer mentally disordered, the registered medical practitioner shall report accordingly to the Superintendent of the place of detention who shall, by order, direct the return of the detained person to the place of detention from where he was removed or to any other place of detention.