Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2014.
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Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1933
- Sections
- 12
Quick answer
About this subsidiary legislation
Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PA-S448-2014 1933, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1933.
Regulation 2
Definitions
Amended byS 721/2022 wef 02/09/2022S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“Committee” means —
(a)
an Employment Preparation Advisory Committee referred to in regulation 86 of the Prisons Regulations (Rg 2);
(b)
an External Placement Review Board referred to in regulation 83 of the Prisons Regulations;
(c)
a Home Detention Advisory Committee referred to in regulation 80 of the Prisons Regulations;
(d)
an Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee referred to in regulation 25 of the Prisons Regulations;
(e)
a Life Imprisonment Review Board referred to in regulation 70 of the Prisons Regulations;
(f)
a Long Imprisonment Review Board referred to in regulation 68 of the Prisons Regulations; or
(g)
a Mandatory Aftercare Advisory Committee referred to in regulation 72 of the Prisons Regulations;“member” means a member of a Committee, and includes the chairman and the deputy chairman of the Committee.
Definition
“Committee” means —
(a)
an Employment Preparation Advisory Committee referred to in regulation 86 of the Prisons Regulations (Rg 2);
(b)
an External Placement Review Board referred to in regulation 83 of the Prisons Regulations;
(c)
a Home Detention Advisory Committee referred to in regulation 80 of the Prisons Regulations;
(d)
an Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee referred to in regulation 25 of the Prisons Regulations;
(e)
a Life Imprisonment Review Board referred to in regulation 70 of the Prisons Regulations;
(f)
a Long Imprisonment Review Board referred to in regulation 68 of the Prisons Regulations; or
(g)
a Mandatory Aftercare Advisory Committee referred to in regulation 72 of the Prisons Regulations;
Amended byS 721/2022 wef 02/09/2022S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 370/2026 wef 08/06/2026
Definition
“member” means a member of a Committee, and includes the chairman and the deputy chairman of the Committee.
Regulation 3
Constitution of Committee
Every Committee shall consist of —
(a)
a chairman;
(b)
a deputy chairman; and
(c)
between one to 5 other members.
Regulation 4
Appointment of member
Subregulation 1
The Minister shall appoint the members of a Committee.
Subregulation 2
A member shall hold office for 3 years or such shorter period as the Minister may specify in any particular case.
Subregulation 3
A member shall be eligible for re‑appointment.
Subregulation 4
A member may at any time resign his office by notice in writing to the Minister.
Subregulation 5
The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of any member, or fill any vacancy in the membership of any Committee.
Regulation 5
Secretary to Committee
Amended byS 63/2024 wef 01/02/2024
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 63/2024 wef 01/02/2024
One or more public officers may be designated, either by name or by office, by the Minister or Commissioner, to be the secretary of a Committee.
Subregulation 2
The secretary shall attend all meetings of the Committee.
Regulation 6
Quorum
Subregulation 1
A quorum for a meeting of a Committee shall be constituted by —
(a)
the presiding member of the Committee; and
(b)
any 2 other members of the Committee.
Subregulation 2
The chairman of a Committee shall preside at every meeting of the Committee at which he is present, and in his absence, the deputy chairman, if present at the meeting, shall preside.
Subregulation 3
If both the chairman and deputy chairman of a Committee are absent at a meeting, the remaining members of the Committee must elect one such member to preside at the meeting of the Committee.
Regulation 7
Procedure
Subregulation 1
A Committee —
(a)
shall sit in private;
(b)
shall not be required to meet in person;
(c)
may hold meetings, or allow its members to take part in meetings, by using the telephone, internet or any other contemporaneous link between members;
(d)
shall not be required to conduct any hearing;
(e)
shall not be required to interview any prisoner or person in respect of whom the advice or recommendation of the Committee is sought, or any other person; and
(f)
may request from the Commissioner such information relating to any prisoner or person in respect of whom the advice or recommendation of the Committee is sought, as the Committee may require.
Subregulation 2
Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (1), any subsidiary legislation made under the Act, or the Act, a Committee may determine its own procedure.
Subregulation 3
Every advice or recommendation of a Committee is secret and must not be disclosed to any person other than to an officer or a member of the Government who is authorised by the Minister or the Commissioner to prepare, see or comment on the advice or recommendation.
Regulation 8
Advice or recommendation how given
Subregulation 1
All questions for the advice or recommendation of a Committee must be decided by a majority of votes of the members of the Committee.
Subregulation 2
If there is an equality of votes, the presiding member has a casting vote.
Subregulation 3
The advice or recommendation of a Committee may be accompanied by any dissenting view of a member who voted against the advice or recommendation.
Subregulation 4
A member who takes part in a meeting in the manner referred to in regulation 7(1)(c) shall be taken to be present at the meeting.
Regulation 9
Minister or Commissioner to consider advice or recommendation
The Minister or the Commissioner, as the case may be, who receives any advice or recommendation given by a Committee shall consider the advice or recommendation but shall not be required to follow the advice or recommendation before exercising their respective functions under the Act.
Regulation 10
Guidelines
Subregulation 1
The Minister may, from time to time, give a Committee appointed to advise or make recommendations to him or the Commissioner, guidelines on the discharge of its functions.
Subregulation 2
The Commissioner may, from time to time, give a Committee appointed to advise or make recommendations to him, guidelines on the discharge of its functions.
Subregulation 3
The Commissioner shall not give any guidelines under paragraph (2) that are contrary to any guidelines given by the Minister under paragraph (1).
Regulation 11
Revocation
The Prisons (Home Detention Advisory Committee) Regulations (Rg 5) are revoked.
Regulation 12
Repealed / deleted
[Deleted by S 721/2022 wef 02/09/2022]
Common questions
- What is Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014?
- Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PA-S448-2014 1933, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1933.
- Is Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 still in force?
- Yes — Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 is currently in force.
- When did Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 take effect?
- Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 was first recorded in 1933.
- How many regulations does Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 have?
- Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 contains 12 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014?
- The official text of Prisons (Advisory Committees) Regulations 2014 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.