Singapore legislation

Regulation 85

Prisoner to bear costs of prescribed expenses incurred when released on external placement order

Amended byS 369/2026 wef 08/06/2026

A prisoner released on an external placement order for external placement must bear the costs of the following expenses incurred by the prisoner when released on that order:

(a)

the costs of the prisoner’s meals incurred outside the limits of any prison for the duration of the external placement order;

(b)

the costs of the prisoner’s medical expenses incurred outside the limits of any prison for the duration of the external placement order;

(c)

the costs of the prisoner’s transport between any of the following places:

(i)

the prison from which the prisoner is released for external placement;

(ii)

the prisoner’s place of residence;

(iii)

any other place specified in the prisoner’s external placement order;

(d)

any other costs of the prisoner’s daily living expenses incurred outside the limits of any prison for the duration of the external placement order.

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