Singapore legislation

Section 47

of Civil Defence Act 1986

Section 47

Unlawful release, etc., of person in custody

(1)

Any person who allows to escape or without authority releases a person who is delivered into his or her custody under this Act or whom it is his or her duty to guard shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or any other punishment authorised by this Act.

(2)

Any person who facilitates the escape of a person who is in custody or confinement under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or any other punishment authorised by this Act.

(3)

Any person who with intent to facilitate an escape from a place of confinement under this Act conveys anything into that place shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or any other punishment authorised by this Act.

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