Regulation 10

A prisoner in a prison who is represented by a legal adviser may, for the purposes in paragraph (2) —

be visited by the legal adviser at reasonable times during working days; and

write letters to and receive letters from the legal adviser.

The purposes mentioned in paragraph (1) are as follows:

preparing for criminal proceedings in which the prisoner is an accused person;

any other purpose that the Superintendent of the prison may allow.

To avoid doubt, paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to any person accompanying or assisting the legal adviser.Supervision of visits to prisoners

a prison officer;

an authorised auxiliary police officer; or

an employee or officer of a company or organisation that is engaged by the Singapore Prison Service to supervise the visit.Conduct of visitors, etc.47.—

Subject to paragraph (3) and regulation 49(2), this regulation and regulations 48 and 49 apply to or in relation to, any of the following visitors:

a visitor who is permitted to visit the prison under regulation 10;

a legal adviser visiting a prisoner under regulation 45;

a visitor to a prisoner other than a visitor mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b).

The visitor must provide the prison officer conducting the visit with his or her personal particulars necessary for the verification of the visitor’s identity.

The entry of the visitor into the prison is subject to any condition that may be specified in the Prison Standing Orders, including any conditions relating to the confidentiality of the operations of the prison.

The Superintendent of a prison or a person authorised by the Superintendent may remove from the prison any visitor whose conduct is improper.Search of visitors48.—

A visitor may be searched by a prison officer or an authorised auxiliary police officer, and the search —

must not take place in the presence of any prisoner or another visitor;

must be conducted with strict regard to decency; and

if the visitor is a female — must be carried out by a female prison officer or female authorised auxiliary police officer.

A prison officer or an authorised auxiliary police officer conducting a search mentioned in paragraph (1) may impound any article found during the search if the officer is of the opinion that the article —

is prohibited under the Act, any regulations made under the Act, or the Prison Standing Orders;

is likely to be dangerous to the health or life of any prisoner; or

is likely to facilitate any prisoner’s escape from the prison.

The visitor may be refused entry to a prison if —

the visitor refuses to be searched by a prison officer or an authorised auxiliary police officer; or

in the case of a visitor mentioned in regulation 47(1)(c) — the prison officer conducting the visit, or an authorised auxiliary police officer, is of the opinion that the entry of the visitor would be prejudicial to the security or good order of the prison.

If the visitor is refused entry under paragraph (3), any of the following persons must record the grounds of refusal in a report to the Superintendent of the prison:

a prison officer;

an authorised auxiliary police officer;

an employee or officer of a company or organisation that is engaged by the Singapore Prison Service to record the grounds of refusal.Prohibiting visitors49.—

The Superintendent of a prison may prohibit visits by a visitor for any period of time that the Superintendent considers necessary if the visitor has —

insulted, intimidated, threatened or harassed any prison officer, auxiliary police officer, or any other person working in the prison, in relation to the execution of the duty of the officer or person; or

otherwise engaged in any conduct that, in the opinion of the Superintendent, may —

have a detrimental influence or effect on a prisoner;

have breached a condition of a visit specified in the Prison Standing Orders as mentioned in regulation 47(3); or

affect the security or good order of the prison, or the safety or security of a prisoner or any other person.

Paragraph (1) does not apply to —

any visits to a prison or prisoner by a Visiting Justice; or

any visits by a prisoner’s legal adviser mentioned in regulation 45.Forfeiture of letters and visits for misconduct50.—

If a prisoner in a prison commits any act of misconduct, the Superintendent of the prison may postpone or forfeit the prisoner’s privilege of writing and receiving letters and of receiving visits.

To avoid doubt, this regulation does not affect regulation 45.Visits by police

identifying an offender;

photographing and taking the particulars of a prisoner who has been directed to be subject to the supervision of the police;

taking a statement from a prisoner considered necessary for any investigation under Part 4 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.Division 7 — Treatment of prisonersSeparation of prisoners52.—

A female prisoner must be kept apart from a male prisoner.

The Commissioner may, for the purpose of rehabilitating prisoners or ensuring the good order of a prison or the discipline of prisoners in a prison —

separate prisoners in the prison into different categories; and

subject different categories of prisoners to different regimes.Search of prisoners53.—

A prison officer may search a prisoner —

when the prisoner is being admitted into the prison;

when the prison officer reasonably suspects that the prisoner has any prohibited article in the prisoner’s possession; or

in any situation specified in the Prison Standing Orders.

A prison officer may use any equipment that is approved by the Commissioner to search a prisoner.

A female prisoner must not be searched except by a female prison officer and the search must be conducted in a manner specified in the Prison Standing Orders.

A prison officer who finds a prohibited article on a prisoner must take the prohibited article from the prisoner.Prohibited articles54.—

A prisoner must not have a prohibited article in his or her possession.

Subject to paragraph (4), if a prison officer in a prison takes a prohibited article from a prisoner when the prisoner is being admitted into the prison, the prison officer must —

if the prohibited article is of a perishable or dangerous nature — destroy or otherwise dispose of the prohibited article; or

if sub‑paragraph (a) does not apply —

take an inventory of the prohibited article; and

keep the prohibited article in storage or return the prohibited article to a family member of the prisoner.

Subject to paragraph (4), if a prison officer in a prison takes a prohibited article from a prisoner after the prisoner has been admitted to the prison, the prison officer must destroy or otherwise dispose of the prohibited article.

If a prohibited article taken by a prison officer from a prisoner under this regulation falls within a specified class of articles in the Prison Standing Orders, the prison officer must deal with the prohibited article in the manner specified in the Prison Standing Orders.No unauthorised communications by prison officers, etc.

make any communication concerning a prison or a prisoner, to any other person, unless authorised by —

the Prison Standing Orders; or

the Commissioner (or a prison officer authorised by the Commissioner) in writing; or

without the written authority of the Commissioner, communicate to any representative of the press or media (whether directly or indirectly) any information relating to —

a prison; or (ii)the person’s duties in the Singapore Prison Service.Maximum daily hours of work

This regulation applies to sentences of corporal punishment passed under section 71(1)(a) or 74(2)(b) of the Act.

The sentence of corporal punishment must not be carried out within 24 hours of the sentence being imposed, unless the Commissioner considers it necessary.

Corporal punishment must not be carried out in instalments.

The Superintendent of a prison and a medical officer for the prison must be present when corporal punishment is being carried out in the prison.

A rattan is to be used for all corporal punishments.

Any punishment with the rattan is to be inflicted in the following manner:

in the case of a prisoner who is not a juvenile — on his buttocks using a rattan that is no more than 1.25 centimetres in diameter;

in the case of a prisoner who is a juvenile — on his buttocks using a light rattan.

The medical officer mentioned in paragraph (4) may give any direction for preventing injury to other parts of the prisoner’s body that the medical officer considers necessary.Confinement in punishment cell59.—

A prisoner in a prison sentenced to confinement in a punishment cell under section 70, 71 or 74 of the Act may only —

see a medical officer for the prison and a prison officer in the execution of their duties, unless the Superintendent of the prison otherwise approves; and

be allowed out of the cell for a period of time as a medical officer for the prison considers necessary for the prisoner’s health.

The sentence of confinement mentioned in paragraph (1) must —

not exceed 90 days in a year; and

be separated by an interval of not less than the length of the longest sentence if a prisoner is sentenced to 2 or more consecutive sentences of confinement in a punishment cell.Medical examination of prisoners sentenced to punishment

in respect of section 70(1)(b) of the Act — 7 days;

in respect of section 71(1)(c) of the Act — 60 days;

in respect of section 71(4) of the Act — 90 days; and

in respect of section 74(2)(c) of the Act — 180 days.Lapsing of order of forfeiture of remission

in respect of section 70(1)(c) of the Act — 30 days; and

in respect of section 71(1)(d) of the Act — 60 days.Division 9 — Discharge of prisonersExamination before discharge