Singapore legislation
Clause 8
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Section 52 of the Prisons Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Order for home detention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.”.