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Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Offences
21B. No unnecessary restraint
Feedback & support(1)
The person arrested must not be subject to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his or her escape.
(2)
An employment inspector may use handcuffs or any similar means of restraint on a person arrested to prevent the person from —
employment inspector
Defined · s 2
“employment inspector” means the Controller and any person appointed as an employment inspector under section 3;
(a)
inflicting any bodily injury to the person or others;
(b)
damaging any property;
(c)
creating any disturbance; or
(d)
escaping from custody.
(3)
The handcuffs or means of restraint must not be used for the purpose of punishment.