s 63 Powers, rights, immunities and duties of air marshals on board Singapore aircraft outside Singapore
63. —(1) Every police officer serving as an air marshal on board any Singapore aircraft during a passenger flight has, while the aircraft is in flight elsewhere than in or over Singapore — ( a ) the same powers, rights and immunities; and ( b ) so far as possible, to perform the same duties, as when on service in Singapore. (2) If an air marshal arrests any person in exercise of the air marshal’s powers under subsection (1), the air marshal may — ( a ) if the aircraft ceases flight in any country outside Singapore, hand the person over to the commander of the Singapore aircraft, together with any weapon or article taken from the person, to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Tokyo Convention Act 1971; or ( b ) if the aircraft ceases flight in Singapore, hold the person in custody and deal with the person and any weapon or article taken from the person in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 as if the person were arrested in Singapore. (3) Where a female person is to be searched and a female air marshal is not available to conduct the search, the search may be conducted by any female person who is requested by an air marshal to conduct the search. —(1) Every police officer serving as an air marshal on board any Singapore aircraft during a passenger flight has, while the aircraft is in flight elsewhere than in or over Singapore — ( a ) the same powers, rights and immunities; and ( b ) so far as possible, to perform the same duties, as when on service in Singapore. (2) If an air marshal arrests any person in exercise of the air marshal’s powers under subsection (1), the air marshal may — ( a ) if the aircraft ceases flight in any country outside Singapore, hand the person over to the commander of the Singapore aircraft, together with any weapon or article taken from the person, to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Tokyo Convention Act 1971; or ( b ) if the aircraft ceases flight in Singapore, hold the person in custody and deal with the person and any weapon or article taken from the person in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 as if the person were arrested in Singapore. (3) Where a female person is to be searched and a female air marshal is not available to conduct the search, the search may be conducted by any female person who is requested by an air marshal to conduct the search.