Singapore legislation
Regulation 53
Regulation 53
Search of prisoners
Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026
Subregulation 1
A prison officer may search a prisoner —
(a)
when the prisoner is being admitted into the prison;
(b)
when the prison officer reasonably suspects that the prisoner has any prohibited article in the prisoner’s possession; or
(c)
in any situation specified in the Prison Standing Orders.
Subregulation 2
A prison officer may use any equipment that is approved by the Commissioner to search a prisoner.
Subregulation 3
A female prisoner must not be searched except by a female prison officer and the search must be conducted in a manner specified in the Prison Standing Orders.
Subregulation 4
Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026
A prison officer who finds a prohibited article on a prisoner must take the prohibited article from the prisoner.