Singapore legislation

Regulation 41

Minor detention offences

Amended byS 261/2023 wef 30/04/2023

Any detainee or military prisoner who commits any of the following offences shall be guilty of a minor detention offence:

(a)

showing disrespect to a guard or an officer of the detention barrack or military prison in which he is detained or to a visitor thereto;

(b)

being idle, careless or negligent;

(c)

using any abusive, insolent, threatening or other improper language;

(d)

communicating with any person without authority;

(e)

leaving his cell or other appointed place without permission;

(f)

committing any nuisance;

(g)

having in his cell or possession any unauthorised article; or (h)giving or receiving from any person any unauthorised article.