s 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]