Singapore legislation
Clause 148
Clause 148
Women and girls in urgent need of refuge
(1)
Any woman or girl may on her own application be received by the Director into a place of safety if he is satisfied that such woman or girl is in urgent need of refuge.
(2)
Where the situation warrants it, the person in charge of any place of safety may receive into such place of safety any woman or girl who makes an application to her.
(3)
Where the person in charge of a place of safety receives any woman or girl into such place of safety in accordance with subsection (2) of this section she shall within forty-eight hours of the admission of such woman or girl, produce her before the Director with a full report of the circumstances.