Singapore legislation
Regulation 21
of Police Force (Special Constabulary — Detention) Regulations 2016
Regulation 21
Remission
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (3), a detainee is entitled to have part of the detainee’s sentence of detention remitted in accordance with the following provisions:
if the detainee’s sentence does not exceed 30 days — nil;
if the detainee’s sentence exceeds 30 days but does not exceed 40 days — a period equal to the number of days by which the sentence exceeds 30 days; (c)if the detainee’s sentence exceeds 40 days — subject to paragraph (2), a period equal to one‑third of the period of the detainee’s sentence.
Subregulation 2
If, after deducting the period referred to paragraph (1)(c) from the period of the detainee’s sentence of detention, the total period of detention is less than 30 days, the period of remission is equal to the number of days by which the detainee’s sentence of detention exceeds 30 days.
Subregulation 3
Any remission of sentence must be awarded upon the sentencing of a detainee.
Subregulation 4
For the purposes of calculating the remission, a portion of a day is to be ignored.
Subregulation 5
If a detainee misbehaves when serving the period of detention in a detention barrack, the Director PNSD may, by an order for withdrawal of remission in Form 6, withdraw the whole or any part of the remission awarded.