Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Arrests, Searches and Investigations
167. Power of arrest of suspected deserters
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A police officer may arrest any person whom he or she has reasonable cause to suspect is a deserter, is absent without leave or has failed to comply with an order under section 109(2).
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officer in the Singapore Armed Forces and includes any person commissioned as an officer under any written law that is repealed by this Act;
Where no police officer is present, any person may arrest a person whom he or she has reasonable grounds to suspect is a deserter or is absent without leave.
Where a person is arrested under subsection (1) or (2), the arrested person must be released or brought as soon as possible before a civil court.
civil court
“civil court” means a court of ordinary criminal jurisdiction constituted under any written law in force relating to courts;