Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Diary of proceedings in investigation
(1)
A police officer conducting any investigation under this Part must keep a daily diary of his progress, setting out —
the time at which any order for investigation reached him;
the times at which he began and closed his investigation;
the places he visited; and
the findings of his investigation.
(2)
Notwithstanding anything in the Evidence Act (Cap. 97), an accused is not entitled to call for or inspect such a diary before or during an inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code.
(3)
Where, for the purposes of section 161 or 162 of the Evidence Act, the police officer conducting the investigation refers to such a diary, then —
the accused may be shown only the entries in the diary that the officer or prosecutor has referred to; and
the prosecutor must conceal or obliterate any other entries.