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Regulation 18

of Singapore Armed Forces (Detention and Imprisonment) Regulations

Regulation 18

Temporary place of custody

Subregulation 1

Any detainee who cannot be immediately delivered to a detention barrack to serve his sentence of detention, or to be placed under close arrest, as the case may be, by reason of the fact that the detainee is —

(a)

in a unit that is engaged in operations;

(b)

in a vessel at sea; or

(c)

outside Singapore,may be kept in custody in such place as his unit commander may direct.

Subregulation 2

Any detainee to whom paragraph (1) applies shall be kept under conditions which are not detrimental to his health and shall be delivered to a detention barrack as soon as possible.