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← Prisons Act 1933

Prisons Act 1933 s 59K

s 59K Employment preparation order

59K.—(1) Subject to section 59L, the Commissioner may, for the purposes of enhancing a prisoner’s employability and facilitating the prisoner’s reintegration into society, by order release a prisoner who is eligible for employment preparation for any one or both of the following purposes:(a) to be employed, in any place outside the limits of the prison in which the prisoner is detained, by any employer that may be specified in the order; (b) to participate, in any place outside the limits of the prison in which the prisoner is detained, in any educational or occupational training programme, or any other activity for the purpose of facilitating the prisoner to be gainfully employed, that may be specified in the order. (2) An employment preparation order is valid for such period specified in the order, unless earlier revoked under section 59P(1) or suspended under section 59Q. (3) The Commissioner may grant a prisoner mentioned in subsection (1) leave to return to the prisoner’s place of residence, or any other place that the Commissioner may specify, after the prisoner has completed the prisoner’s work, programme or activity for the day, at such times as the Commissioner may specify. (4) The Commissioner may at any time revoke any leave granted to a prisoner under subsection (3).[Act 6 of 2022 wef 02/09/2022]

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