Singapore legislation
Section 40A
Section 40A
Powers of investigation of certain law enforcement officers when recording statements
(1)
An officer of a prescribed law enforcement agency (other than the Singapore Police Force) who —
is authorised by any written law other than this section to exercise the powers of a police officer under this Code in relation to an investigation into an arrestable offence when investigating an offence under that written law; and
records a statement during such an investigation by making an audiovisual recording,may investigate any offence under regulations made under section 428(2)(b) committed in relation to that audiovisual recording, and is, by virtue of this section, taken to have the same powers mentioned in paragraph (a), despite anything to the contrary in that other written law.
(2)
For the purposes of this section and section 40B, the Minister charged with the responsibility for any law enforcement agency may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe the law enforcement agency as a prescribed law enforcement agency.