Singapore Armed Forces (Detention and Imprisonment) Regulations 2003

No. S 119

Singapore Armed Forces Act

(Chapter 295)

Singapore Armed Forces (Detention and Imprisonment) Regulations 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 205 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act, the Armed Forces Council hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

preliminary

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Singapore Armed Forces (Detention and Imprisonment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into operation on 12th March 2003.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“close arrest” means the arrest and custody of a serviceman in any detention barrack or designated place pending investigation or trial;

“close arrestee” means a serviceman under close arrest;

“Commandant” means an officer appointed by the Director, Manpower to manage a detention barrack or military prison;

“Commanding Officer, Provost” means the commanding officer of the Provost Unit of the Singapore Armed Forces at the relevant time;

“detainee” means a serviceman under sentence and in custody in a detention barrack;

“detention barrack” means a place designated for the custody of —

(a)	servicemen sentenced to detention by disciplinary officers or a subordinate military court; and
(b)	servicemen under close arrest;

“military prison” means a place designated for the custody of servicemen sentenced to imprisonment by a subordinate military court;

“military prisoner” means a serviceman under any sentence of imprisonment imposed by a subordinate military court;

“serviceman under sentence” means a serviceman under a sentence of detention imposed by a disciplinary officer or a subordinate military court.

Made this 25th day of February 2003.

LEE YUEN HEE

Secretary,
Armed Forces Council,
Singapore.

[MINDEF/4-4/26-1/ML; AG/LEG/SL/295/2002/1 Vol. 2]

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