Singapore legislation
Section 138
Section 138
Procedure in inquiries preparatory to commitment
(1)
The following procedure and no other procedure shall be adopted in inquiries before a Magistrate (referred to in this Chapter as the examining Magistrate) where the inquiry is held with a view to committal for trial to the High Court.
(2)
Whenever from any cause an examining Magistrate making an inquiry preliminary to committal for trial is unable conveniently to complete the proceedings of the inquiry himself another examining Magistrate may complete the case and proceed as if he had heard and recorded all the evidence himself.[137