Singapore legislation

Regulation 53

of Women’s Charter (Protection of Women and Girls) Rules

Regulation 53

Staff forbidden to inflict corporal punishment

Subregulation 1

Subject to these Rules, no member of the staff in a place of safety shall inflict any kind of corporal punishment on any girl in the place of safety.

Subregulation 2

The term “corporal punishment” for the purposes of paragraph (1) includes striking, cuffing, shaking or any other form of physical violence.

Subregulation 3

Any member of the staff who commits a breach of this rule shall render herself liable to instant dismissal.