Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Prisons (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Repeal and re-enactment of section 52

Section 52 of the Prisons Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Order for home detention

52. Subject to section 53, the Commissioner may, for the purpose of facilitating a prisoner’s rehabilitation and reintegration into society, by order release a prisoner who is eligible for home detention for a period not exceeding 12 months or such other period as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, prescribe in substitution thereof.”.