Singapore legislation
Regulation 48
of Singapore Armed Forces (Detention and Imprisonment) Regulations
Regulation 48
Remission of sentence
Subregulation 1
A serviceman under sentence of detention or imprisonment that exceeds 30 days shall be entitled to have part of his sentence remitted for either of the following periods:
if his sentence is more than 30 days but not more than 40 days — a period equal to the number of days by which the sentence exceeds 30 days; or
if his sentence exceeds 40 days — a period equal to one third of the period of his sentence except that where the period of detention or imprisonment after remission is less than 30 days, the maximum period of remission shall be equal to the number of days by which the sentence of detention or imprisonment exceeds 30 days.
Subregulation 2
Any remission of sentence shall be awarded upon the sentencing of a detainee or military prisoner.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of calculating the remission, any fraction of a day shall be ignored.
Subregulation 4
A detainee or military prisoner whose sentence of detention or imprisonment has been remitted under paragraph (1) shall be entitled to be released on the day after he has completed his sentence with remission.