Regulation 27
Examination by medical officer upon admission, etc.
Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 27 of 103
Regulation 27
Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026
Subregulation 1
A prisoner must be examined by a medical officer as soon as possible after admission.
Subregulation 2
The medical officer examining a prisoner must record the state of health of the prisoner and any other particulars that the medical officer considers necessary.
Subregulation 3
Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026
Without limiting paragraph (1), a medical officer may —
(a)
require a prisoner in a prison to submit to an examination; or
(b)
direct that a prisoner in a prison submit to an examination by a medical practitioner who is registered under section 22(1) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in a relevant branch of medicine,for the purposes of the health or safety of any person (including the prisoner) in the prison.