Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) Where any law or ordinance made or promulgated in
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- Singapore
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Official source151.—(1) Where any law or ordinance made or promulgated in
pursuance of this Part provides for preventive detention —
(a) the authority on whose order any person is detained under
that law or ordinance shall as soon as may be, inform him
of the grounds for his detention and, subject to clause (3),
the allegations of fact on which the order is based, and shall
give him the opportunity of making representations against
the order as soon as may be; and
(b) no citizen of Singapore shall be detained under that law or
ordinance for a period exceeding 3 months unless an
advisory board constituted as mentioned in clause (2) has
considered any representations made by him under
paragraph (a) and made recommendations thereon to the
President.
(2) An advisory board constituted for the purposes of this Article
shall consist of a chairman, who shall be appointed by the President
and who shall be or have been, or be qualified to be, a Supreme Court
Judge, and 2 other members, who shall be appointed by the President
after consultation with the Chief Justice.
[38/2019]
(3) This Article does not require any authority to disclose facts the
disclosure of which would, in its opinion, be against the national
interest.
(4) Where an advisory board constituted for the purposes of this
Article recommends the release of any person under any law or
ordinance made or promulgated in pursuance of this Part, the person
shall not be detained or further detained without the concurrence of
the President, acting in his discretion, if the recommendations of the
advisory board are not accepted by the authority on whose advice or
order the person is detained.
[28/2016]
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