Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) (Amendment) Bill

Clause 16

Amendment of section 48

Section 48 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(3A) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) makes it an offence for a legal counsel acting as such for his employer, or a person who works under the supervision of the legal counsel, to disclose any information or other matter —

(a)

to the employer in connection with the giving of legal advice to the employer, or to any employee or officer of the employer, in the course of and for the purpose of the employment of the legal counsel as such; or

(b)

to any person —

(i)

in contemplation of, or in connection with, legal proceedings concerning the employer; and

(ii)

for the purposes of those proceedings.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “Subsection (3) does” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “Subsections (3) and (3A) do”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “drug trafficking or a serious offence” in subsection (6) and substituting the words “drug dealing or criminal conduct”.

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