Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Singapore Armed Forces (Arrests, Searches and Investigation of Offences) Regulations

Regulation 4

Delay reports

Subregulation 1

The report required by section 171(2) and (3) of the Act with regard to the necessity for further delay in bringing an accused to trial shall be in Form 1 set out in the Schedule.

Subregulation 2

The report shall be in quadruplicate and sent direct to —

(a)

in the case of the first copy — the officer responsible for convening the subordinate military court for the trial of the accused;

(b)

in the case of the second copy — the person appointed under section 82(5)(a) of the Act;

(c)

in the case of the third copy — the Regimentation and Discipline Branch of the Ministry of Defence; and

(d)

in the case of the fourth copy — be retained by the unit.

Subregulation 3

A person shall not be held under arrest for more than 72 days without being brought to trial unless a convening authority directs in writing that he shall not be released from arrest.

Subregulation 4

The direction that the person shall not be released from arrest is only to be given with the prior approval of the Director of Manpower.