Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

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

Regulation 5

Arrest during and after trial

Subregulation 1

During his trial by a subordinate military court the accused shall be held under close arrest, except where the convening authority directs that for the period of any adjournment of the court he shall be held under open arrest or released from arrest.

Subregulation 2

Where the sentence announced in court is lower in the scale of punishments than detention, the accused shall be released from arrest immediately after the trial without prejudice to re-arrest.