Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
of Singapore Armed Forces (Detention and Imprisonment) Regulations
Regulation 13
Admission procedures
The following procedures shall be carried out upon the admission of any detainee to a detention barrack or any military prisoner to a military prison:
the Commandant or a person acting under his authority shall examine whether there is lawful authority for keeping that detainee or military prisoner in custody;
the detainee or military prisoner shall, with due regard to decency, be searched and any article or document which he is not allowed to keep in his possession shall be taken from him and kept in safe custody;
a list of such articles or documents removed from the possession of the detainee or military prisoner, affixed with the signature of the person responsible for the removal of such items, shall be prepared and a copy thereof shall be delivered to the detainee or military prisoner on his request; and
within 24 hours of the detainee or military prisoner being admitted, the detainee or military prisoner shall be examined by a medical officer, and the detainee or military prisoner shall not undergo any form of training unless a medical officer certifies, in Form 1 in the Schedule, that he is fit for such training.