Singapore legislation

Regulation 23

of Civil Defence (Detention) Regulations

Regulation 23

Minor offences

Amended byS 136/2016 wef 01/04/2016

An arrested person or a person serving detention in a detention barrack is guilty of a minor offence if the person —

(a)

shows disrespect to any guard, any person working in the guardroom or detention barrack, any member (including the chairman) of the Board visiting the detention barrack or any other visitor of the detention barrack;

(b)

is idle, careless or negligent;

(c)

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

(d)

without the permission of the commandant or a guard, communicates with any person;

(e)

without the permission of the commandant or a guard, leaves the person’s cell or any other place appointed by the commandant;

(f)

commits any nuisance;

(g)

has, in the person’s cell or possession, any unauthorised article;

(h)

gives or receives from any person any unauthorised article;

(i)

refuses without any reasonable cause to eat the food provided in the guardroom or detention barrack;

(j)

omits or refuses to wear the clothing given to the person, or loses, discards, damages or alters any part of it;

(k)

refuses to undergo medical treatment or examination when required by a guard to do so;

(l)

does not comply with any standing orders issued under regulation 7;

(m)

does not comply with any lawful order of a guard; or

(n)

does any other act to the prejudice of good order or discipline in the guardroom or detention barrack.