Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Prisons (Police Lock-ups and Temporary Lock-ups) Regulations 2013
Regulation 4
General charge and administration of police lock‑ups and temporary lock-ups
Subregulation 1
The general charge and administration of any police lock‑up or temporary lock-up, and the control of any officer‑in‑charge of a police lock‑up or temporary lock-up, shall be vested in the Commissioner of Police, being duly authorised under section 50A of the Act.
Subregulation 2
The Commissioner of Police may appoint an officer-in-charge for any police lock-up or temporary lock-up.
Subregulation 3
The officer‑in‑charge of a police lock‑up or temporary lock-up shall ensure that all laws, regulations and orders relating to the police lock‑up or temporary lock-up, lock‑up prisoners, authorised officers and other staff are strictly adhered to and all records are properly maintained.
Subregulation 4
The officer‑in‑charge of a police lock‑up or temporary lock-up shall appoint a police officer not below the rank of Sergeant as a lock‑up officer for the police lock-up or temporary lock-up to assist the officer-in-charge in the day-to-day management and administration of that police lock-up or temporary lock-up.