Singapore legislation
Regulation 30
Regulation 30
Detention in prison
Subregulation 1
The Commissioner may order a person on whom a sentence of detention has been passed to be detained in a prison temporarily for any period not exceeding 7 days if —
it is impracticable for the person serving detention to be detained in a detention barrack; or
it is desirable for the person serving detention to be detained in a prison.
Subregulation 2
The committal order shall be in Form 5 set out in the Schedule.
Subregulation 3
A person who is temporarily detained in a prison shall for all purposes be subject to the Prisons Act (Cap. 247) and any regulations made thereunder.
Subregulation 4
The authority committing a person serving detention to a prison shall order the return of the person to a detention barrack on the expiration of the authorised period.
Subregulation 5
The order of return shall be in Form 6 set out in the Schedule.