s 94 Use of mechanical restraint
94.—(1) The person‑in‑charge of any prescribed Government home for children and young persons may use, or authorise any person who is assisting the person‑in‑charge of the home to use, mechanical restraint on a person detained in the home for the purposes (called in this section a detainee) mentioned in subsection (2).[30/2019] [Act 14 of 2025 wef 01/07/2026] (2) The purposes mentioned in subsection (1) are —(a) to prevent a detainee from escaping from custody, including while transferring that detainee to a prescribed place or from a prescribed place to the prescribed Government home for children and young persons; and[Act 14 of 2025 wef 01/07/2026] (b) to prevent a detainee from inflicting any bodily injury on himself or herself, or any other detainee or person within the prescribed Government home for children and young persons.[30/2019] [Act 14 of 2025 wef 01/07/2026] (3) For the purposes of subsection (1) read with subsection (2) —(a) the person‑in‑charge of a prescribed Government home for children and young persons and such person authorised by the person‑in‑charge of the home under subsection (1) may carry or have in their possession or under their control any mechanical restraint in any public place; and[Act 14 of 2025 wef 01/07/2026] (b) the mechanical restraint must be removed from a detainee immediately once it is no longer necessary.[30/2019] [Act 14 of 2025 wef 01/07/2026] (4) To avoid doubt, the person‑in‑charge of a prescribed Government home for children and young persons or such person authorised by the person‑in‑charge of the home under subsection (1) must not use a mechanical restraint on a detainee as punishment.[30/2019] [Act 14 of 2025 wef 01/07/2026] (5) In this section, “mechanical restraint” means handcuffs, leg braces, flexi cuffs or any other similar means of restraint.[68A [30/2019]