Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Family Violence Bill

Clause 7

Powers of arrest

(1)

The court may, if it is satisfied on a balance of probabilities that the respondent has committed family violence and is likely to do so again, attach a power of arrest to the Protection Order, whether at the time of making the order or any time thereafter.

(2)

If a power of arrest is attached by virtue of subsection (1), a police officer may arrest the respondent without a warrant of arrest when he has reasonable cause to believe that the respondent is in breach of any order made under section 4, 5 or 6.

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