Regulation 3
Amendment of regulation 2
of Prisons (Police Lock‑ups) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
In the principal Regulations, in regulation 2 —
replace the definition of “authorised officer” with —“ “authorised officer” means —
for a police lock-up —
a police officer assigned by or on behalf of the officer‑in‑charge of a police lock‑up to perform, at the police lock‑up, the duties specified in regulation 6; or
an auxiliary police officer employed under section 50B of the Act as an escort or a guard to ensure the safe custody of any person who is under the auxiliary police officer’s custody while the person is transported to, or from, any police lock‑up or while the person is at any place outside a police lock‑up; and
for a temporary lock-up —
a police officer assigned by or on behalf of the officer‑in‑charge of a temporary lock‑up to perform, at the temporary lock‑up, the duties specified in regulation 6;
an auxiliary police officer employed under section 50B of the Act as an escort or a guard to ensure the safe custody of any person who is under the auxiliary police officer’s custody while the person is transported to, or from, any temporary lock‑up or while the person is at any place outside a temporary lock‑up; or
a prison officer assigned by or on behalf of the officer‑in‑charge of the temporary lock‑up, with the approval of the Commissioner, to perform, at the temporary lock‑up, the duties specified in regulation 6;”;
delete the definitions of “auxiliary police officer” and “lock‑up”;
in the definition of “lock-up officer”, after “police lock‑up”, insert “or temporary lock‑up”;
replace the definition of “lock-up prisoner” with —“ “lock-up prisoner” —
in relation to a police lock‑up, means a person, whether convicted or not, who is confined in the police lock‑up, or who is transported to, or from, the police lock‑up; and
in relation to a temporary lock‑up, means a person, whether convicted or not, who is confined in the temporary lock‑up, or who is transported to, or from, the temporary lock‑up;”;
in the definition of “officer-in-charge”, after “police lock‑up”, insert “or a temporary lock‑up”;
in the definition of “police lock-up”, replace “to which, or in relation to which, these Regulations apply.” with “specified under regulation 3(1);”; and
after the definition of “police lock-up”, insert —“ “temporary lock-up” means a temporary lock‑up appointed under section 4(1A) of the Act, or the appointment of which is extended under section 4(1B) of the Act, for the confinement of the arrested persons described in section 4(1A) of the Act.”.