Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Bail and Bonds
182B. When person subject to military law may be released on bail
Feedback & supportWhere any person subject to military law who is accused of an offence is arrested or detained in accordance with this Act or any regulations made under this Act or is brought before a military court, he or she may be released on bail or his or her own bond by a Bail Officer or the military court.
military court
“military court” means a general court martial or the Military Court of Appeal.
A person must not be released on bail or his or her own bond under subsection (1) if there appear to be reasonable grounds for believing that he or she has been guilty of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
The Bail Officer or military court releasing any person under subsection (1) must record in writing the reasons for so doing.
Bail Officer
“Bail Officer” means any officer or senior military expert appointed by the Armed Forces Council, by order in the Gazette, to exercise the power to release a person subject to military law on bail or bond;
A Bail Officer or a military court may at any time cause a person who has been released under this section to be arrested and may commit the person to custody.