Criminal Procedure Code 2010 - Singapore Statutes Online

Division 2 — Arrest with warrant

Warrant to whom directed

69.—(1) An arrest warrant must ordinarily be directed to the Commissioner of Police or to the head of any law enforcement agency, or any person of a similar rank in a law enforcement agency.

[19/2018]

(2) An arrest warrant —

(a)	if directed to the Commissioner of Police, may be executed by any police officer or any person appointed by the Commissioner of Police; or
(b)	if directed to the head of any law enforcement agency, or any person of a similar rank in a law enforcement agency, may be executed by any person appointed by the head or person of a similar rank. [19/2018]

(3) The court issuing an arrest warrant may direct it to any person or persons by name or office and such person or persons may execute the warrant.

(4) When an arrest warrant is directed to more than one person, all or any of them may execute it.

Arrest of person subject to warrant

70. A person subject to an arrest warrant may be arrested by a person authorised to execute the warrant or by a police officer.

Form of arrest warrant

71.—(1) An arrest warrant issued by a court under this Code must be in writing bearing the seal of the court and signed by a Magistrate or District Judge (as the case may be), or in the case of the General Division of the High Court, by a Judge or by the Registrar of the Supreme Court.

[40/2019]

(2) The arrest warrant remains in force until it is executed, or cancelled by a court.

Court may endorse on warrant security to be taken

72.—(1) A court issuing an arrest warrant may direct by endorsement on the warrant that, if the person subject to the arrest warrant executes a bond with sufficient sureties for the person’s attendance at the next sitting of the court after the day of arrest and at every subsequent sitting until the court directs otherwise, then the person to whom the warrant is directed must take such security and release the person subject to the arrest warrant from custody.

(2) The endorsement must state —

(a)	the number of sureties; and
(b)	the amount that the sureties and the person subject to the arrest warrant are respectively bound.

(3) When security is taken under this section, the person to whom the warrant is directed must, when required, send the bond to the court.

Notification of content of warrant

73. The police officer or other person executing an arrest warrant must inform the arrested person of the content of the warrant and, if required, show him or her the warrant or a copy of it.

Arrested person to be brought before court without delay

74. Subject to section 72, the police officer or other person executing an arrest warrant must bring the arrested person to the court before which the police officer or other person is required by law to produce the arrested person without unnecessary delay.

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