Singapore legislation
Regulation 45
Regulation 45
Access to counsel
Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026
Subregulation 1
A prisoner in a prison who is represented by a legal adviser may, for the purposes in paragraph (2) —
(a)
be visited by the legal adviser at reasonable times during working days; and
(b)
write letters to and receive letters from the legal adviser.
Subregulation 2
The purposes mentioned in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(a)
preparing for criminal proceedings in which the prisoner is an accused person;
(b)
any other purpose that the Superintendent of the prison may allow.
Subregulation 3
Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026
To avoid doubt, paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to any person accompanying or assisting the legal adviser.