Singapore legislation
Regulation 27
Regulation 27
Physical force
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), a guard of a detention barrack must not use physical force on any arrested person or a person serving detention.
Subregulation 2
A guard may use such physical force as is necessary —
to subdue an aggressive arrested person or an aggressive person serving detention; or
in self-defence or to defend another person in the detention barrack.
Subregulation 3
Where a guard uses a baton or any other object on an arrested person or a person serving detention in the circumstances set out in paragraph (2), the guard must attempt to strike only the non‑vital parts of the person’s body.
Subregulation 4
A medical officer must —
examine an arrested person or a person serving detention on whom physical force is used as soon as possible; and
submit a written report of the examination to the commandant.