Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Defence to offence under section 4 or 5
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), in any proceedings for an offence under section 4 or 5, it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove —
that the commission of the offence was due to the act or default of another person or to some other cause beyond his control; and
that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of such an offence by himself or by any person under his control.
(2)
If in any case the defence provided by subsection (1) involves the allegation that the commission of the offence was due to the act or default of another person, the person charged shall not, without the leave of the court, be entitled to rely on that defence unless, within a period ending 7 clear days before the hearing, he has served on the prosecutor a notice in writing giving such information as was then in his possession identifying or assisting in the identification of that other person.