Singapore legislation
Clause 7
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.