### Probation of Offenders Rules 《罪犯感化規則》

42. Periodic visits by justices of the peace
(1) Every approved institution shall be visited by 2 visiting justices of the peace, in company if possible, not less than once in every month and on such other days as may be required by the Chief Secretary for Administration. (L.N. 272 of 2000)
(2) The Chief Secretary for Administration shall nominate the visiting justices in respect of each institution for a tour of duty of 1 month at a time and shall furnish their names to the Director. (L.N. 42 of 1973; E.R. 1 of 2019)
(3) Each institution shall be open to the visiting justices nominated in respect thereof at all reasonable times during their tour of duty.
(L.N. 226 of 1976; L.N. 362 of 1997)

43. General duties of visiting justices of the peace
(1) At the termination of any visit to an approved institution the visiting justices shall record in a book to be kept at each institute—
(a) a note of the date and time of the visit;
(b) any comment of a general or particular nature concerning the institution or any inmate thereof, which the justices may wish to place on record;
(c) any recommendations.
(2) After each visit the book shall be forwarded to the Chief Secretary for Administration through the Director. (L.N. 42 of 1973; L.N. 226 of 1976; L.N. 362 of 1997)

44. Reporting of abuses
Visiting justices shall ensure that any abuses in connection with an approved institution which come to their knowledge shall be brought to the notice of the Director as soon as may be.
(L.N. 42 of 1973)

45. Co-operation with Director
Visiting justices shall co-operate with the Director to promote the efficient management of and good discipline in any approved institution visited by them and shall make special inquiry into any matter referred to them by the Chief Executive.
(L.N. 42 of 1973; 17 of 1999 s. 3)

46. Investigation of complaints
Visiting justices shall hear and investigate any complaint which a probationer resident in an approved institution may desire to make to them.

### Probation of Offenders Rules 《罪犯感化規則》

47. Inspection of diet
Visiting justices shall inspect the diets of the residents in approved institutions visited by them and if they consider that the food supplied does not conform with the approved dietary under which it is supplied, they shall record the circumstances in the book referred to in rule 43 and ensure that the matter is brought to the notice of the Director as soon as may be, and the Director shall forthwith take such steps as may be necessary to provide food in accordance with such dietary, or as near thereto as may be.
(L.N. 42 of 1973)

48. Inspection of books
Visiting justices may inspect all or any of the books of every approved institution visited by them.

49. Advice as to recreation or training
Visiting justices shall assist the Director with advice and suggestions regarding the recreation or training of residents in any approved institution with particular relation to their employment after discharge.
(L.N. 42 of 1973)

50. Lectures, etc.
Visiting justices may with the approval of the Director organize lectures and addresses in any approved institution provided that they do not interfere with the requirements of discipline in such institution and are directed to the moral improvement of the residents therein.
(L.N. 42 of 1973)

51. Special duties
Visiting justices shall discharge such other duties as the Chief Executive may assign to them.
(17 of 1999 s. 3)

52. Interest in contracts
No visiting justice shall have any financial interest in any contract relating to any approved institution visited by him.

### Probation of Offenders Ordinance 《罪犯感化條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Probation of Offenders Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
approved institution (核准院舍) means an institution approved under section 11;
conditional discharge (有條件釋放) means a conditional discharge made under the provisions of section 36 of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227) or section 107 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221);
principal probation officer (首席感化主任) means the person appointed to be the principal probation officer under section 9;
probation officer (感化主任) means a person appointed to be a probation officer under section 9;
probation order (感化令) has the meaning assigned to it by section 3;
probation period (感化期) means the period for which a probationer is placed under supervision by a probation order;
probationer (受感化者) means a person for the time being under supervision by virtue of a probation order.
(Amended 26 of 1976 s. 2)(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance, except section 3(7), where a probation order or an order for conditional discharge has been made on appeal, the order shall be deemed to have been made by the court from which the appeal was brought. (Added 7 of 1987 s. 2)

### Probation of Offenders Ordinance 《罪犯感化條例》

3A. Restriction on punishment of probationer
An offender in whose case a probation order is made shall not be sentenced further.
(Replaced 13 of 1995 s. 2)

### Probation of Offenders Ordinance 《罪犯感化條例》

11. Approved institutions
The Chief Executive may by order approve premises for the reception of persons who may be required to reside therein by a probation order, and such premises shall be known as approved institutions.
(Amended 17 of 1999 s. 3)[cf. No. 27 of 1951 s. 12 Singapore]

11A. Charges for food and accommodation
If, with the permission of the superintendent of an approved institution, a probationer who resides in the institution is employed outside the institution under a contract of service or apprenticeship, and is paid wages, the superintendent may require the probationer to pay such charge in respect of his food and accommodation at the institution as the principal probation officer, with the approval of the Financial Secretary, may determine.
(Added 23 of 1967 s. 2)

12. Power to make rules
(1) The Secretary for Labour and Welfare may make rules providing for— (Amended 80 of 1997 s. 18; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)
(a) the duties of the principal probation officer;
(b) the duties of probation officers;
(c) (Repealed 26 of 1976 s. 4)(d) the regulation, management and inspection of approved institutions;
(e) (Repealed 7 of 1987 s. 3)(f) (Repealed 80 of 1997 s. 18)(g) generally, the carrying into effect of the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) The Chief Executive in Council may make rules providing for fees and charges to be made for any act, matter or thing to be done or observed under this Ordinance. (Added 80 of 1997 s. 18. Amended 17 of 1999 s. 3)

12A. Forms
The Director of Social Welfare may specify the form of records to be kept under this Ordinance.
(Added 7 of 1987 s. 4)

13. Saving
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap. 226).