2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed as such under Part 9 of the Police Force Act 2004;“basic condition”, in relation to a remission order, means the basic condition specified in section 50S;“Cluster Commander” means a Cluster Commander of Prisons appointed under section 20;“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Prisons appointed under section 20;“controlled drug” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;“Corporation” means the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises established under the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises Act 1975;“default sentence” means a sentence of a term of imprisonment imposed on a person in default of the person paying a fine ordered to be paid by a court;“Deputy Commissioner” means a Deputy Commissioner of Prisons appointed under section 20;“Divisional Director” means a Divisional Director of Prisons appointed under section 20;“employment preparation”, in relation to a prisoner, means the serving by the prisoner of the prisoner’s sentence of imprisonment in the place or places, outside the limits of any prison, specified in the employment preparation order for the purposes of enhancing a prisoner’s employability and facilitating the prisoner’s reintegration into society;“employment preparation order” means an order of the Commissioner under section 59K;“external placement”, in relation to a prisoner, means the serving by the prisoner of the prisoner’s sentence in the place or places, outside the limits of any prison, specified in the external placement order;“external placement order” means an order of the Commissioner under section 59B;“home detention”, in relation to a prisoner, means the serving by the prisoner of the prisoner’s sentence of imprisonment in the place or places, outside the limits of any prison, specified in the home detention order for the purpose of facilitating a prisoner’s rehabilitation and reintegration into society;“home detention order” means an order of the Commissioner under section 52;“infectious disease” means any of the diseases specified in the First Schedule to the Infectious Diseases Act 1976 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 a medical officer has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease;“intoxicating substance” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Intoxicating Substances Act 1987;“juvenile” means any person under the age of 18 years, whether convicted or not, under detention in any prison;“lock-up prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, who is confined in a lock‑up, or who is transported to, or from, a lock‑up;“medical officer” means a medical officer appointed under section 25;“Part 3A product” has the meaning given by section 19A of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993;“prison” means any house, building, enclosure or place, or any part thereof, declared to be a prison or reformative training centre under section 3, and includes the grounds and buildings within the prison enclosure and also the airing grounds or other grounds or buildings belonging or attached thereto and used by prisoners;“prison officer” means any prison officer appointed under section 20 and includes the Commissioner, any Deputy Commissioner and any Superintendent;“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under detention in any prison or reformative training centre or subject to an external placement order, an employment preparation order, a home detention order or a release order, but does not include a person released and at large under a remission order;“psychoactive substance” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;“registered medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997;“release order” means an order releasing a person on licence, made under section 50ZG;“remission order” means a remission order made under any provision in Part 5B;“SEPP” means a sentence for enhanced public protection imposed by a court under section 304B of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;“SPP” means a sentence for public protection imposed by a court under section 304A of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;“specified psychoactive substance” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993;“Superintendent” means a Superintendent of Prisons appointed under section 20;“unlawfully at large”, in relation to a person released under a remission order or release order, means a person who fails to submit himself or herself to custody or detention after being required to do so under any written law, or who escapes from such custody or detention;“Visiting Justice” means a member of the Board of Visiting Justices appointed under section 79.