Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
Regulation 17
Mechanical restraint
Subregulation 1
A commandant may issue an order in writing for the mechanical restraint of an arrested person or a person serving detention to prevent him from inflicting injuries to himself or others, damaging property, creating a disturbance or escaping.
Subregulation 2
Mechanical restraint shall not be ordered for the purpose of punishment.
Subregulation 3
Arrested persons or persons serving detention may be handcuffed to one another in transit.
Subregulation 4
An order made under paragraph (1) —
must be in Part 1 of Form 3 set out in the Schedule; and
must state the type and manner of restraint that is to be applied, and the period (not exceeding 12 hours) during which the restraint is to be applied.
Subregulation 5
Mechanical restraint shall only be by means of handcuffs, except that the commandant may, when handcuffs cannot efficiently secure arrested persons or persons serving detention, order any other means or manner of restraint with the approval of and subject to such conditions as may be laid down by a medical officer.
Subregulation 5A
An approval of a medical officer under paragraph (5) must be in Part 2 of Form 3 set out in the Schedule.
Subregulation 6
Mechanical restraint may be applied to an arrested person or a person serving detention before the issue of an order under paragraph (1) only in a case of extreme urgency when an order in writing cannot be obtained. The commandant shall in such cases issue forthwith an order in writing.