Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
New Division 4 of Part VI
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 76, the following Division:“Division 4 — Transfer of EvidenceInterpretation of this Division76A. In this Division —“Commercial Affairs Officer” means a Commercial Affairs Officer appointed under section 64 of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235);“police officer” means a member of the Singapore Police Force who is deployed in the Commercial Affairs Department of that Force.Evidence obtained by Authority may be used in criminal investigations and proceedings76B.—
Notwithstanding the provisions of any written law or any rule of law, the Authority may furnish any book, document, written record of any examination or other information obtained by the Authority in the exercise of its powers under this Part to —
a police officer;
a Commercial Affairs Officer; or
the Public Prosecutor,for the purposes of any investigation into or criminal proceedings against a person for an alleged contravention of any provision under this Act.(2) For the avoidance of doubt, any book, document, written record of examination or other information furnished by the Authority under subsection (1) shall not be inadmissible in any criminal proceedings by reason only that it was first obtained by the Authority in the exercise of its powers under this Act, and the admissibility thereof shall be determined in accordance with the rules of evidence under written law and any relevant rules of law.”.