Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Prisons Regulations

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 198/2025 wef 01/04/2025S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026

In these Regulations —“Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee”, in relation to a prison, means the Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee appointed for the prison under regulation 25;“legal adviser” means a regulated legal practitioner as defined in section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966;“Prison Standing Orders” means the Prison Standing Orders issued by the Commissioner under section 21 of the Act;“prohibited article” means any article that a prisoner is not authorised by the Prison Standing Orders or the Commissioner to have in his or her possession.

Definition

“Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee”, in relation to a prison, means the Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee appointed for the prison under regulation 25;

Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026

Definition

“legal adviser” means a regulated legal practitioner as defined in section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966;

Definition

“Prison Standing Orders” means the Prison Standing Orders issued by the Commissioner under section 21 of the Act;

Amended byS 198/2025 wef 01/04/2025S 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026

Definition

“prohibited article” means any article that a prisoner is not authorised by the Prison Standing Orders or the Commissioner to have in his or her possession.

Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026