Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Intoxicating Substances (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Regulations
Regulation 5
Examination of inmates for infectious diseases
Subregulation 1
The Director of Prisons or the person appointed under section 18A(1)(b) of the Act may, at any time, require any inmate of an approved centre to undergo a medical examination by the medical officer for the purposes of ascertaining whether the inmate is suffering from, or is a carrier of, any infectious disease.
Subregulation 2
Where an inmate refuses to undergo the medical examination under paragraph (1) or refuses to provide any sample necessary for the purposes of such examination, the medical officer shall forthwith give a written notification to the officer-in-charge of the approved centre.
Subregulation 3
The officer-in-charge of the approved centre may, upon receipt of the written notification under paragraph (2), direct that the inmate be detained separately from other inmates until such time when the inmate undergoes the required medical examination.
Subregulation 4
Where an inmate has been ascertained to be suffering from, or is a carrier of, any infectious disease under this regulation, the medical officer shall forthwith give a written report to the officer-in-charge of the approved centre.
Subregulation 5
The officer-in-charge of the approved centre shall, upon receipt of the written report by the medical officer under paragraph (4), direct that the inmate be detained separately from other inmates until the medical officer certifies that the inmate is free from infection or the risk of spreading the infectious disease to other persons is eliminated.
Subregulation 6
In this regulation, “infectious disease” means any of the diseases specified in the First Schedule to the Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137) and includes any other disease —
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 the medical officer has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease.