Singapore legislation
Section 48
Section 48
Arrest and bail
(1)
Every offence as follows is arrestable for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010:
an offence under this Act;
an offence under section 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 151, 152, 153, 157, 158, 267B, 379, 380, 381 or 382 of the Penal Code 1871 which is committed in the target area of a special authorisation.
(2)
A police officer may use such force as is reasonably necessary to arrest any individual whom the officer reasonably suspects is committing or has committed —
an offence under this Act; or (b)in the target area of a special authorisation, an offence under section 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 151, 152, 153, 157, 158, 267B, 379, 380, 381, 382, 427, 435 or 436 of the Penal Code 1871,including the use of lethal weapons to effect the arrest and to prevent escape from the arrest.
(3)
A police officer making an arrest without warrant under this section must, without unnecessary delay, take or send the individual arrested before a Magistrate’s Court.
(4)
A police officer must not detain in custody an individual arrested under this section without warrant for longer than is reasonable in the circumstances, and such period must not exceed 48 hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’s Court.
(5)
A police officer making any arrest under this Act may take from the individual arrested any offensive weapon, or dangerous article, or a thing which the police officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be a dangerous article or an offensive weapon or part of a dangerous article or an offensive weapon, that is found on the individual.
(6)
Every —
offence under this Act; and (b)offence mentioned in subsection (2)(b) which is committed in the target area of a special authorisation,is non‑bailable for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.
(7)
In this section, a reference to an offence under this Act includes a reference to an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the offence.
(8)
Parliament may, from time to time, by resolution add to, delete or replace any offence specified in subsection (2)(b).