Persons with Disabilities Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Procedure on Report of Abuse and Neglect
25. Powers of Registrar, authorised officers and police officers
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where the Registrar, an authorised officer or a police officer receives any notification under section 23, the Registrar, authorised officer or police officer may visit any person with disabilities in the care of a person having charge of such person for the purpose of ascertaining his safety, health and wellbeing.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Persons with Disabilities appointed under section 3 and includes any Deputy Registrar.…
For the purposes of subsection (1), any person having charge of a person with disabilities shall be legally bound to produce the person with disabilities for the inspection of the Registrar, an authorised officer or a police officer and in the event of his refusing to do so is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000.
person having charge of a person with disabilities
“person having charge of a person with disabilities” means a person who has a duty to provide for a person with disabilities’ health and personal care at the person with disabilities’ place of residence, including but not limited to food, nutrition, shelter, hygiene, prescribed medication and medical care and treatment, and includes any of the following — (a) a parent, spouse, adult child or other relative by blood or marriage who resides with or resides in the same building with or regularly visits the person with disabilities, and who knows or reasonably should know of such person’s physical or mental impairment, and knows or reasonably should know that such person is unable to adequately provide for his own health and personal care…
Persons with Disabilities
The Registrar, an authorised officer or a police officer shall report to a Magistrate every case of abuse or neglect as described in sections 19, 20
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means any person authorised by the Minister under section 5;
and 21 which may come to his knowledge.
Terms defined in this Act
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means any person authorised by the Minister under section 5;
person having charge of a person with disabilities
Defined · s 18“person having charge of a person with disabilities” means a person who has a duty to provide for a person with disabilities’ health and personal care at the person with disabilities’ place of residence, including but not limited to food, nutrition, shelter, hygiene, prescribed medication and medical care and treatment, and includes any of the following — (a) a parent, spouse, adult child or other relative by blood or marriage who resides with or resides in the same building with or regularly visits the person with disabilities, and who knows or reasonably should know of such person’s physical or mental impairment, and knows or reasonably should know that such person is unable to adequately provide for his own health and personal care…
person with disabilities
Defined · s 2“person with disabilities” includes a person who has long-term behavioral, communication, developmental, physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which in interaction with various barriers may hinder his full and effective participation in society;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Persons with Disabilities appointed under section 3 and includes any Deputy Registrar.…
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