Prisons Act 1933 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Constitution and Administration
6. General administration of prisons by Commissioner
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Subject to the orders of the Minister, the general charge and administration of prisons and the control and direction of prison officers throughout Singapore is vested in the Commissioner.
prison
“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;
The Commissioner may make such transfers, and direct the employment and distribution, of prison officers as the Commissioner may think fit.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Prisons appointed under section 20;