Singapore legislation
Clause 28
Clause 28
Escape from custody
(1)
Any person who, being a person held in custody pursuant to a direction under section 27(2), escapes from custody shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(2)
Any police officer may, without warrant, arrest a person if the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person was a person referred to in subsection (1).
(3)
A person who has been arrested shall be returned to custody in accordance with the direction.