Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
Regulation 5
General duties of Superintendent
Subregulation 1
Without limiting section 24 of the Act or any other duties of the Superintendent in these Regulations, the Superintendent of a prison must —
ensure that the prison is administered in accordance with the Act, these Regulations and the Prison Standing Orders;
ensure that each prison staff complies with all written laws and the Prison Standing Orders, relating to a prisoner or the prison;
ensure that the prison is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition;
maintain —
the safety, security and good order of the prison; and
the safety, security and discipline of any person in the prison; and
ensure the humane and fair treatment of every prisoner in the prison.
Subregulation 2
In this regulation, “prison staff”, in relation to a prison, means any of the following persons who is deployed to the prison:
an auxiliary police officer;
a medical officer;
a prison officer;
a public officer;
any other person employed by or seconded to the Singapore Prison Service.