Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Evidence (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Repeal and re-enactment of section 133

Section 133 of the Evidence Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor —“Accomplice

133. An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person; and any rule of law or practice whereby at a trial it is obligatory for the court to warn itself about convicting the accused on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice is hereby abrogated.”.