Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Repeal and re-enactment of section 285

Section 285 of the Code is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Appeal to Judicial Committee

285. Nothing herein may or can take away or abridge the undoubted right and authority of the Judicial Committee of Her Britannic Majesty’s Privy Council (hereinafter referred to as the “Judicial Committee”) to admit or receive any appeal from any judgment, decree, sentence or order of any Appellate Court (within the meaning of section 2 of the Judicial Committee Act, 1966 (Act 37 of 1966)) in any criminal matter made by or on behalf of the Public Prosecutor or any person aggrieved thereby, subject to the provisions of section 3 of that Act.”.