Singapore legislation

Section 59G

of Prisons Act 1933

Section 59G

Suspension of external placement order

Amended by1/2014

Where a prisoner subject to an external placement order is punished with any punishment under section 70(1)(a) or (b) or section 71(1)(b) or (c) or both, the external placement order shall, unless revoked under section 59F, be suspended for the following period, starting from the date on which the prisoner is punished:

(a)

the period that the prisoner is confined in a punishment cell pursuant to an order under section 70(1)(a) or 71(1)(b);

(b)

the period of remission which is forfeited pursuant to an order under section 70(1)(b) or 71(1)(c);

(c)

the sum of the period for which the prisoner is ordered to undergo confinement under section 70(1)(a) or 71(1)(b) and the period of remission forfeited under section 70(1)(b) or 71(1)(c).