Singapore legislation

Clause 47

of Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill

Clause 47

Amendment of section 391

Section 391 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “for the Federation” appearing in the first line of subsection (1) thereof;

(b)

by deleting subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(2) The Solicitor-General shall have all the powers of a Deputy Public Prosecutor and shall act as Public Prosecutor in case of the absence or inability to act of the Attorney-General.”;

(c)

by deleting the words “for the Federation” appearing in the first line of subsection (3) thereof;

(d)

by deleting the words “Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in the second line of subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the words “Public Prosecutor”;

(e)

by deleting the words “personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in subsections (4) and (6) thereof and substituting therefor the words “or the Solicitor-General”;

(f)

by deleting the words “personally or by the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in subsections (5) and (7) thereof and substituting therefor the words “or by the Solicitor-General”; and

(g)

by deleting the words “Federal or State” appearing in the second line of subsection (8) thereof.

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