Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 8
188. Duties of Director of Prisons and others to receive deserters and absentees
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
It shall be the duty of the Director or other person in charge of a civil prison in Brunei Darussalam to receive any person duly committed to that prison by a Court of a Magistrate as illegally absent from the Armed
civil prison
“civil prison” means a prison in Brunei Darussalam in which a person sentenced by a civil court to imprisonment can for the time being be confined;
Forces or the Reserve Regiment and to detain him until, in accordance with the directions of the court, he is delivered into military custody.
Reserve Regiment
“Reserve Regiment” means the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Regiment raised and maintained under this Act;
Subsection (1) applies to the person having charge of any police station or other place (not being a prison) provided for the confinement of persons in custody in Brunei Darussalam, as it applies to the Director of a
Prison.
Further powers of arrest of civil authorities
Terms defined in s 2
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
civil prison
Defined · s 2“civil prison” means a prison in Brunei Darussalam in which a person sentenced by a civil court to imprisonment can for the time being be confined;
Reserve Regiment
Defined · s 2“Reserve Regiment” means the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Regiment raised and maintained under this Act;