Misuse of Drugs (Community Rehabilitation Centres) Regulations 2014

deprivation of rewards and privileges (other than privileges relating to visits from that inmate’s relatives) or deprivation of social activities for a specified period;

deprivation of privileges relating to visits from that inmate’s relatives;

reduction in duration or revocation of any leave granted under regulation 9;

imposition of restrictions on that inmate by way of additional conditions for any leave granted under regulation 9;

imposition of cleaning duties in the centre;

a verbal or written warning.

a written warning, together with one or more of the other punishments for minor offences under regulation 15(1)(a) to (f);

a transfer to an approved institution for a period of time up to the remainder of the inmate’s period of detention, with or without —

deprivation of not more than 4 visits by relatives and friends of the inmate;

solitary confinement in a cell in an approved institution for a period not exceeding 7 days; or

corporal punishment not exceeding 6 strokes of the rattan.

must confirm any punishment recommended by the Superintendent under regulation 16; or

may vary that punishment by way of enhancement, reduction, substitution or otherwise, not in excess of regulation 16, for the major offence.

conveys or supplies, or causes to be conveyed or supplied, to any inmate, or hides or places for the use of any inmate, any unauthorised article;

brings, or attempts by any means to introduce, into any centre, or places, or attempts to place, where inmates work, any unauthorised article;

brings, or attempts to bring, out of any centre, or conveys from any inmate, any unauthorised article;

makes any audio or visual recording in any centre; (da)communicates with any inmate in circumstances where the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the communication is likely to encourage, incite or agitate any inmate to commit an offence (including any offence listed in the Schedule), and thereby encourages, incites or agitates an inmate to commit an offence (including any offence listed in the Schedule); or

does any act, or omits to do any act which he is required by law to do, which he knows or ought reasonably to know is likely to have any of the following effects, and does have such effect:

prejudicing the safe custody of inmates at any centre, the safety of any person at that centre or the security of the centre;

prejudicing the maintenance of good order and discipline at any centre,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

knowingly permits any unauthorised article to be sold to or on behalf of, or to be received or used by or on behalf of, any inmate;

knowingly lends or gives to any inmate any authorised article;

knowingly permits any unauthorised article to be brought out of any centre, or to be conveyed from any inmate;

knowingly permits the making of any audio or visual recording at the centre; or

knowingly permits any act or omission which he knows or ought reasonably to know is likely to have any of the following effects, and does have such effect:

prejudicing the safe custody of inmates at the centre, the safety of any person at the centre or the security of the centre;

prejudicing the maintenance of good order and discipline at the centre,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

any letter or document;

any electronic device;

any intoxicating substance, controlled drug, psychoactive substance or stimulant;

any food or drink;

any item of clothing;

money; or

any article not specifically authorised by the Commissioner of Prisons to be brought into or out of a centre.

the supervision and administration of centres; and

the discipline and care of inmates.

stored in the centre in a place easily accessed by the inmate;

stored in the centre in a place that is under the Manager’s control, to be returned to the inmate at such time as the Manager may specify or to be handed over as soon as possible —

to the parent or guardian of the inmate, if the inmate is below 21 years of age; or

to the nominee of the inmate, if the inmate is 21 years of age or older; or

handed over to the parent, guardian or nominee of the inmate, as the case may be.

to be employed outside of the centre by such employer as the Superintendent may specify;

to participate (whether or not on the application of the inmate) outside the centre, as part of the treatment and rehabilitation of the inmate, in such educational programme, training programme, community service activity or other activity as the Superintendent may specify.

must not leave the centre without the approval of any member of staff of that centre;

must not be absent, without good cause, from his work with the employer specified by the Superintendent of the centre under paragraph (1)(a), or from such programme or activity as is specified by the Superintendent under paragraph (1)(b);

must return to the centre and report to the Manager of the centre immediately after completing his work, programme or activity for the day, or, in any case where the inmate has been granted leave under regulation 9 to return to his place of residence or a designated place, return to that place of residence or designated place; (d)must provide a specimen of his urine for a urine test at such times as may be required by the Superintendent or any member of staff of that centre;

must not consume any controlled drug, psychoactive substance or specified psychoactive substance;

any controlled drug or psychoactive substance; or

any Part 3A product that contains a specified psychoactive substance; and

must not commit any act of gross misconduct or insubordination.

contravened or failed to comply with —

any of the conditions in paragraph (2); or

any amended or varied condition or any additional condition in paragraph (3); or

for any reason ceased to be so employed under paragraph (1)(a) or to be a participant in any programme or activity under paragraph (1)(b).

is deemed to be unlawfully at large; and (b)shall be guilty of an offence.

on the recommendation of the Manager of the centre; or

on the recommendation of the Review Committee pursuant to a review under regulation 7,grant that inmate leave to return to the inmate’s place of residence, or to reside at any other place designated by the Superintendent, for such period or on such occasion as the Superintendent thinks fit.

to remain within doors at the inmate’s place of residence, or at the place designated under paragraph (1), between such times as may be specified by the Superintendent of the centre;

to wear at all times on such part of the inmate’s body as specified by the Superintendent of the centre such electronic transmitting device as may be issued by the Superintendent;

to allow the Superintendent of the centre, or any person authorised by the Superintendent, to enter at any time the inmate’s place of residence or the place designated under paragraph (1), to install, inspect, maintain, repair or retrieve any electronic monitoring device;

to allow a telephone line at the inmate’s place of residence, or at the place designated under paragraph (1), to be connected to an electronic monitoring device, and to ensure that there is no call waiting or call transfer facility attached to the telephone line and that the telephone line is not connected to any cordless telephone, telephone answering machine, parallel telephone line, modulator‑demodulator unit or any other equipment which may interfere with the proper functioning of the electronic monitoring device;

not to disconnect, remove, damage, tamper with or lose the electronic transmitting device issued to the inmate under sub‑paragraph (b), the electronic monitoring device installed under sub‑paragraph (d) at the inmate’s place of residence or at the place designated under paragraph (1), or the telephone line connected to the inmate’s electronic monitoring device;

to immediately inform the Superintendent of the centre, or any other person authorised by the Superintendent, of any malfunction, damage or loss of the electronic transmitting device or the electronic monitoring device;

to respond promptly to any telephone call from the centre set up to monitor inmates who have been issued with the electronic transmitting device under sub‑paragraph (b);

to comply with such other conditions as the Superintendent of the centre may impose.

is deemed to be unlawfully at large; and (b)shall be guilty of an offence.

the Manager of the centre must, as soon as possible, inform the Superintendent of the centre of the admission; and

if the inmate is below 21 years of age, the Superintendent must also inform the parent or guardian of the inmate of the admission.

where the inmate is below 21 years of age, without the prior consent of the inmate’s parent or guardian; or

where the inmate is 21 years of age or older, without the prior consent of the inmate.

report to the supervision officer at such times and places as may be directed by the supervision officer;

allow the supervision officer to visit his place of residence or such other place designated by the supervision officer;

immediately notify the supervision officer of any change in his place of residence;

not to leave Singapore without the prior approval of the supervision officer;

immediately notify the supervision officer of any change in his employment, school, vocational training programme or other regular occupation, as the case may be;

present himself at such times and places to provide a specimen of his urine for urine test, or specimens of his hair for a hair test, or both, as may be required by the supervision officer;

not to be found in such place as may be specified by the supervision officer, or in the company of any person who is subject to supervision under the Act, the Misuse of Drugs (Approved Institutions, Medical Observation and Treatment and Rehabilitation) Regulations (Rg 3) or these Regulations;

not to have in his possession any controlled drug or psychoactive substance;

not to smoke, administer to himself or otherwise consume any controlled drug or psychoactive substance;

furnish to the supervision officer 2 passport size photographs of himself in accordance with any direction given by the supervision officer.

present himself for counselling to such persons as may be directed by the supervision officer, and at such times and places as may be specified by the supervision officer or those persons;

present himself for any medication at such times and places and to such persons as may be directed by the supervision officer;

remain within doors at his place of residence or at such other place designated by the supervision officer between such hours as may be specified by the supervision officer;

wear at all times on such part of his body as specified by the supervision officer such electronic transmitting device as may be issued by the supervision officer;

allow any person authorised by the supervision officer to enter at any time his place of residence or such other place designated by the supervision officer to install, inspect, maintain, repair or retrieve any electronic monitoring device;

allow a telephone line at his place of residence or at such other place designated by the supervision officer to be connected to an electronic monitoring device and ensure that there is no call waiting or call transfer facility attached to the telephone line and that the telephone line is not connected to any cordless telephone, telephone answering machine, parallel telephone line, modulator‑demodulator unit or any other equipment which may interfere with the proper functioning of the electronic monitoring device;

not to disconnect, remove, damage, tamper with or lose the electronic transmitting device issued to him under sub‑paragraph (d) or the electronic monitoring device installed under sub‑paragraph (e) at his place of residence or at such other designated place or the telephone line connected to the electronic monitoring device;

inform the supervision officer immediately of any malfunction, damage or loss of the electronic transmitting device or the electronic monitoring device;

respond promptly to any telephone call from the centre set up to monitor persons who have been issued with the electronic transmitting device;

comply with such other conditions as the supervision officer may impose.

paragraph (2)(a) or (f), or a requirement imposed on him under paragraph (3)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (g), shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or to both; or

paragraph (2)(b), (c), (d), (e), (g) or (j), or a requirement imposed on him under paragraph (3)(e), (f), (h), (i) or (j), shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.