§ 84 — Power to pursue and arrest after escape or rescue

84.—(1) If a person (A) in lawful custody escapes or is rescued —(a)

the person who has lawful custody of A at the time of A’s escape or rescue;

(b)

where the person who has lawful custody of A at the time of A’s escape or rescue is from a prescribed law enforcement agency or a specified law enforcement agency — any specified officer of any specified law enforcement agency; or

(c)

any police officer,

may immediately pursue and arrest A for the purpose of returning A to the place where A was in lawful custody.

[Act 5 of 2024 wef 01/08/2024]

(2) Sections 77 and 82 apply to any arrest under subsection (1) even if the person making the arrest is not acting under an arrest warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.

(3) In this section —“prescribed law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) by the Minister charged with the responsibility for home affairs;

“specified law enforcement agency” means —(a)

the Central Narcotics Bureau;

(b)

the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority; or

(c)

the Singapore Prison Service;

“specified officer” means —(a)

in relation to the Central Narcotics Bureau — an officer of the Bureau as defined in section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;

(b)

in relation to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority — an immigration officer as defined in section 2 of the Immigration Act 1959; and

(c)

in relation to the Singapore Prison Service — a prison officer as defined in section 2 of the Prisons Act 1933.[Act 5 of 2024 wef 01/08/2024]

—(1) If a person (A) in lawful custody escapes or is rescued —(a)

the person who has lawful custody of A at the time of A’s escape or rescue;

(b)

where the person who has lawful custody of A at the time of A’s escape or rescue is from a prescribed law enforcement agency or a specified law enforcement agency — any specified officer of any specified law enforcement agency; or

(c)

any police officer,

may immediately pursue and arrest A for the purpose of returning A to the place where A was in lawful custody.

[Act 5 of 2024 wef 01/08/2024]

(2) Sections 77 and 82 apply to any arrest under subsection (1) even if the person making the arrest is not acting under an arrest warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.

(3) In this section —“prescribed law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) by the Minister charged with the responsibility for home affairs;

“specified law enforcement agency” means —(a)

the Central Narcotics Bureau;

(b)

the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority; or

(c)

the Singapore Prison Service;

“specified officer” means —(a)

in relation to the Central Narcotics Bureau — an officer of the Bureau as defined in section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;

(b)

in relation to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority — an immigration officer as defined in section 2 of the Immigration Act 1959; and

(c)

in relation to the Singapore Prison Service — a prison officer as defined in section 2 of the Prisons Act 1933.[Act 5 of 2024 wef 01/08/2024]