Singapore legislation
Regulation 27
of Singapore Armed Forces (Disciplinary Barracks) Regulations
Regulation 27
Time of executing sentence
Subregulation 1
A sentence of caning awarded by a subordinate military court under section 118(16) of the Act shall not be inflicted until after the expiration of 10 days from the date of sentence and after approval has been given by the Armed Forces Council or, if an appeal is lodged within that time, until the sentence is confirmed by the Military Court of Appeal and approval has been obtained from the Armed Forces Council.
Subregulation 2
A sentence of caning awarded by a commandant under section 119 of the Act shall not be inflicted until after the approval of the Armed Forces Council has been obtained.
Subregulation 3
A sentence of caning shall —
where the sentence is passed by a subordinate military court under section 118(16) of the Act, be inflicted as soon as possible after the expiration of 10 days and the approval of the Armed Forces Council has been obtained;
where an appeal is lodged under section 129 of the Act, be inflicted as soon as possible after the receipt of the order of the Military Court of Appeal confirming the sentence and the approval of the Armed Forces Council has been obtained; or
where the sentence is passed by a commandant under section 119 of the Act, be inflicted as soon as possible after the approval of the Armed Forces Council has been obtained.