Singapore legislation
Regulation 30
of Police Force (Special Constabulary — Detention) Regulations 2016
Regulation 30
Detention in prison
Subregulation 1
The Director PNSD may, by a committal order in Form 7, order that a person on whom a sentence of detention has been passed be detained in a prison temporarily for any period not exceeding 7 days if —
it is impracticable for that person to be detained in a detention barrack; or
it is desirable for that person to be detained in a prison.
Subregulation 2
A person who is temporarily detained in a prison is subject to the Prisons Act (Cap. 247) and any regulations made under that Act.
Subregulation 3
Where the Director PNSD orders that a person be detained in a prison under paragraph (1), the Director PNSD must, by an order in Form 8, order the return of the person to a detention barrack on the expiration of the period in that paragraph.