Prisons Act 1933 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Discipline and Prison Offences
77. Corporal punishment
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When any sentence of corporal punishment is passed under this Act upon any prisoner, he shall not be liable to more than one such sentence in respect of the act or acts, or omission or omissions, for which he has been sentenced.
prisoner
“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under detention in any prison or reformative training centre or subject to an external placement order or a home detention order, but does not include a person released and at large under a remission order;
No sentence of corporal punishment shall be passed upon —
a woman;
a man sentenced by a court to death; or
a man whom a medical officer considers to be more than 50 years of age.
In no case shall a sentence of corporal punishment in excess of 10 strokes with a light rattan be passed upon a juvenile.
juvenile
“juvenile” means any person under the age of 16 years, whether convicted or not, under detention in any prison;
No sentence of corporal punishment shall be inflicted unless a medical officer is present and certifies that the prisoner is in a fit state of health to undergo the punishment.
medical officer
“medical officer” means a medical officer appointed under section 25;
If, during the execution of the sentence of corporal punishment, a medical officer certifies that the prisoner is not in a fit state of health to undergo the remainder of the sentence, the corporal punishment shall be finally stopped.