Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Punishments of Military Offences and Execution of Sentences
123. Civil prisons may receive military prisoners
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It is lawful for the Commissioner of Prisons appointed under section 20 of the Prisons Act 1933 or any Superintendent of Prisons, in accordance with any regulations made under this Act, to receive any person —
sentenced by a subordinate military court duly sent to the Commissioner or Superintendent pursuant to such regulations and to confine the person until execution of the sentence is completed or the prisoner is discharged or delivered over in due course of law;
delivered into the Commissioner’s or Superintendent’s custody as a deserter or absentee without leave by any person conveying the person under legal authority on production of a warrant of a magistrate on which such deserter or absentee without leave has been taken or committed; and
in military custody and detain the person for a period not exceeding 7 days.
military custody
“military custody” means any place designated by the Armed Forces Council pursuant to regulations made under this Act which according to military usage is used for keeping offenders under arrest awaiting trial or on remand;