Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Arrests, Searches and Investigations
164. Powers of officers and senior military experts
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An officer or a senior military expert may, without a warrant of arrest, subject to regulations made under this Act, arrest —
officer
“officer” means a person appointed by the President of Singapore or the proper authority to hold the rank of officer in the Singapore Armed Forces and includes any person commissioned as an officer under any written law that is repealed by this Act;
any serviceman of lower rank; and
serviceman
“serviceman” means an officer, a soldier, a military expert or a non‑uniformed serviceman of the Singapore Armed Forces, and includes a servicewoman;
any officer or senior military expert who is engaged in a quarrel, affray or disorder.
senior military expert
“senior military expert” means a military expert of or above the rank of ME4;