Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
New section 69A
The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 69 thereof the following section: —“Detention in default of fine69A.—
A disciplinary officer, if he is empowered under this Act to impose detention as a punishment, may direct that in default of the payment of any fine imposed by him on any offender, the offender shall, subject to subsection (2) of this section, undergo detention for such period as the disciplinary officer may determine.(2) The period of detention which a disciplinary officer may direct under subsection (1) of this section shall be as follows: —
if the fine does not exceed fifty dollars, detention for a period not exceeding ten days;
if the fine exceeds fifty dollars but does not exceed one hundred dollars, detention for a period not exceeding twenty days; and
in any other case, detention for a period not exceeding forty days,and such detention shall take effect from such date as the disciplinary officer may direct and shall terminate whenever the fine is paid.”.