Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of Subordinate Courts (Amendment) Bill

Clause 12

Amendment of section 50

Section 50 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Subject to subsection (2), a District Court exercising criminal jurisdiction shall have —

(a)

the jurisdiction and powers conferred on it by the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) and any other written law; and

(b)

without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), the power to order medical examination of a person who is an accused in any criminal proceedings where the physical or mental condition of the person is relevant to any matter in question in the proceedings.”.