Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
Regulation 12
Employment and rehabilitation of inmate
Subregulation 1
The Superintendent of an approved institution may, on the recommendation of the Review Committee of an approved institution, grant an inmate leave for any one or both of the following purposes:
to be employed outside of the approved institution by such employer as the Superintendent may specify;
to participate (whether or not on the application of the inmate) outside the approved institution as part of the treatment and rehabilitation of the inmate, in such educational or occupational training programme or such activity as the Superintendent may specify.
Subregulation 2
An inmate who has been granted leave under paragraph (1) shall —
not leave the approved institution without the approval of the officer on duty;
not be absent, without good cause, from his work with the employer, or from such programme or activity, as is specified by the Superintendent under paragraph (1);
return to the approved institution and report to the officer on duty immediately after completing his work, programme or activity for the day or, in any case where he has been granted leave under regulation 13 to return to his place of residence or a designated place, return to his place of residence or that designated place;
provide a specimen of his urine for urine test at such times as may be required by the officer on duty;
not consume any controlled drug, psychoactive substance or specified psychoactive substance;
(ea)not have in his possession —
any controlled drug or psychoactive substance; or
any Part 3A product that contains a specified psychoactive substance;
not commit any act of gross misconduct or insubordination;
maintain a functioning digital mobile telephone with Internet access; and
allow an order mentioned in paragraph (3) to be served on him by a message transmitted to an electronic address represented by a mobile telephone number specified by the inmate, and using a messaging system specified by the Superintendent.
Subregulation 3
The Superintendent may, at any time, by order in writing served on an inmate who has been granted leave under paragraph (1), amend, vary or add to any of the conditions in paragraph (2).
Subregulation 4
The Superintendent may cancel the leave granted to an inmate under paragraph (1) if the Superintendent is satisfied that the inmate has —
contravened or failed to comply with —
any of the conditions in paragraph (2); or
any amended or varied condition or any additional condition in paragraph (3); or
for any reason ceased to be so employed under paragraph (1)(a) or to be a participant in any programme or activity under paragraph (1)(b).
Subregulation 5
Any inmate who fails to return to the approved institution after the leave granted to the inmate has been cancelled under paragraph (4) —
is deemed to be unlawfully at large; and (b)shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 5A
A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (5) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
Subregulation 6
In this regulation —
Definition
“messaging system” means any information system that enables the transmission through the Internet or a mobile telephone network of text messages or any image;
Definition
“officer” means the Superintendent of an approved institution or any rehabilitation or custodial officer of the institution;
Definition
“Part 3A product” has the meaning given by section 19A of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993;
Definition
“specified psychoactive substance” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993.