Singapore legislation
Section 65
Section 65
Custody of children and young persons not released on bail
Amended by21/73
Whenever any person apparently under 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 Act, cause that person to be detained in a place of detention or a remand home until he can be brought before a court unless the officer certifies —
(a)
that it is impracticable to do so;
(b)
that he is of so unruly or depraved a character that he cannot be safely so detained; or
(c)
that by reason of his state of health or of his mental or bodily condition it is inadvisable to so detain him,and the certificate shall be produced to the court before which the person is brought.