Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Apprehension of mentally disordered person
It shall be the duty of every police officer to apprehend any person who is reported to be mentally disordered and is believed to be dangerous to himself or other persons by reason of mental disorder and take the person together with a report of the facts of the case without delay to —
(a)
any medical practitioner for an examination and the medical practitioner may thereafter act in accordance with section 9; or
(b)
any designated medical practitioner at a psychiatric institution and the designated medical practitioner may thereafter act in accordance with section 10.