Singapore legislation
Regulation 19
of Singapore Armed Forces (Detention and Imprisonment) Regulations
Regulation 19
Temporary detention in prison
Subregulation 1
A serviceman sentenced to detention may be temporarily detained in a military prison or civil prison for any period not exceeding 7 days if —
it is impracticable for that serviceman to be detained in a detention barrack; or
it is desirable for that serviceman to be detained in a military prison or civil prison.
Subregulation 2
A committal order for any serviceman sentenced to detention but who is to be temporarily detained in a military prison or civil prison shall be in Form 3 in the Schedule.
Subregulation 3
The authority committing a serviceman under sentence to detention to a military prison or civil prison, as the case may be, under paragraph (1) shall order the return of that serviceman to a detention barrack upon the expiry of the period specified in the committal order and such person shall be returned upon the issue of such order.
Subregulation 4
An order for the return of a serviceman under sentence to a detention barrack shall be in Form 4 in the Schedule.