Singapore legislation
Regulation 34
Regulation 34
Terminally ill or unfit prisoners
Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026
Subregulation 1
A medical officer for a prison must make a report to the Superintendent of the prison if the medical officer considers that —
(a)
a prisoner in the prison will not survive the prisoner’s imprisonment because of any illness or disease; or
(b)
a prisoner in the prison is totally and permanently unfit for prison life and discipline.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026
The Superintendent of the prison must forward the report to the Commissioner, and the Commissioner, upon receiving the report, may refer the prisoner’s case to an External Placement Review Board for the prison under regulation 83.