Singapore legislation

Clause 36

of Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill

Clause 36

Amendment of section 263

Section 263 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (d) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(d)in cases in which notice of appeal or notice of an application for leave to appeal is given, the Judge who presided at the trial shall, as soon as conveniently may be after receiving notification from the Registrar of the Supreme Court that such notice has been given, forward to the Federal Court the notes of evidence and report referred to in the last preceding paragraph; and if the Federal Court dismisses the appeal, or dismisses the application for leave to appeal, as the case may be, the Chief Justice or other presiding Judge shall, as soon as conveniently may be after such dismissal, forward to the Minister the said notes of evidence and report together with an intimation of the decision of the Federal Court and also such report, if any, on the case as the Federal Court may think fit to make, signed by the Chief Justice or other presiding Judge;”;Act 9 of 1965(b)by deleting the expression “Article 42 of the Federal Constitution” appearing in paragraph (e) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “section 8 of the Republic of Singapore Independence Act, 1965”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Negara” wherever they appear in paragraphs (e) and (f) thereof and substituting therefor in each case the word “President”.