Singapore legislation
Clause 51
Clause 51
Custody of children and young persons not released on bail
(1)
The Minister may provide or appoint such remand homes as may be required for the purposes of this Act.
(2)
Whenever any person apparently below the age of 16 years has been arrested and is not released on bail, any police officer shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other written law, cause that person to be remanded in a remand home until he can be brought before a court unless the officer certifies —
that it is impracticable to do so;
that he is of so unruly a character that he cannot be safely so remanded; or
that by reason of his state of health or of his mental or bodily condition it is inadvisable to so remand him,and the certificate shall be produced to the court before which the person is brought.