In forceAmended1985 Revised EditionCurrent version · 1985 Revised EditionSee versions on Singapore Statutes Online(opens the publisher’s site)
36. Person arrested not to be detained more than 48 hours
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Last amended by an amending law of 1984.
(1)
No police officer shall detain in custody a person arrested without a warrant for a longer period than under all the circumstances of the case is reasonable.
police officer
Defined · s 2
“police officer” means a person employed for police duties under any written law in force in Singapore relating to the raising or maintenance of a police force or invested under such written law with the powers of a police officer thereunder;
(2)
Such period shall not exceed 48 hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’s Court.[35