Singapore legislation

Regulation 22

of Organised Crime Regulations 2016

Regulation 22

Requirements for electronic monitoring

Subregulation 1

For the purpose of section 19 of the Act, the requirements for securing the electronic monitoring (by means of an electronic monitoring device) of the whereabouts of an individual subject to an OCPO during the period when the OCPO is in force against the individual may include one or more of the following, as determined by the court:

(a)

the individual must remain indoors at the individual’s place of residence, or such other place specified by the specified law enforcement officer, and for the period specified by the officer;

(b)

the individual must allow the specified law enforcement officer and any person authorised by the officer to enter the individual’s place of residence or other place mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), to determine if the individual has complied with the condition in that sub‑paragraph; and

(c)

in order to enable the electronic monitoring of the individual’s whereabouts, the individual must —

(i)

wear an electronic transmitting device issued by the specified law enforcement officer on such part of the individual’s person as the officer may specify;

(ii)

allow the specified law enforcement officer, and any person authorised by the officer, to enter the individual’s place of residence or other place mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), to install, maintain, repair or replace an electronic monitoring device;

(iii)

comply with all requirements specified by the specified law enforcement officer to ensure the proper functioning of an electronic monitoring device issued to the individual, or installed at the individual’s place of residence or other place mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a);

(iv)

comply with all reporting requirements specified by the specified law enforcement officer; and

(v)

not tamper with the electronic monitoring device issued to the individual or installed at the individual’s place of residence or other place mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), or otherwise prevent or obstruct the electronic monitoring of the individual’s whereabouts.

Subregulation 2

In this regulation, a “specified law enforcement officer” means —

(a)

the law enforcement officer specified in the OCPO by the court when imposing any requirement mentioned in paragraph (1); or

(b)

such other law enforcement officer as may, from time to time, be authorised by the head or director of the law enforcement agency to which the firstmentioned law enforcement officer belongs.