Singapore legislation
Clause 46
Clause 46
Consequential amendments to other written laws
(1)
Part I of the First Schedule to the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (Cap. 67, 2000 Ed.) is amended by inserting, immediately after item 28, the following item:“29.Services provided by forensic specialists (within the meaning of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235)) and fire forensic specialists (within the meaning of the Fire Safety Act (Cap. 109A)).”.
(2)
The Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68, 2012 Ed.) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the words “a police officer” in section 22(1), the words “, or a forensic specialist acting in the course of his duty as such in accordance with the written authorisation of the Commissioner under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235) and the lawful directions of the police officer or law enforcement officer he assists,”;
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 34, the following subsection:“(2A) A reference to a police officer in this section includes a reference to a forensic specialist acting in the course of his duty as such in accordance with the written authorisation of the Commissioner under the Police Force Act and the lawful directions of the police officer he assists.”;
by inserting, immediately after subsection (9) of section 35, the following subsection:“(10) A reference to a police officer in this section includes a reference to a forensic specialist acting in the course of his duty as such in accordance with the written authorisation of the Commissioner under the Police Force Act and the lawful directions of the police officer he assists.”; and
by deleting the words “a person” in section 39(6) and substituting the words “a forensic specialist appointed under section 65A of the Police Force Act, or other person,”.
(3)
Section 2 of the Enlistment Act (Cap. 93, 2001 Ed.) is amended by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “subordinate military court” and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:“ “voluntary service”, in relation to the Special Constabulary, includes service as a volunteer ex-NSman within the meaning of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235).”.
(4)
The Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap. 184, 1997 Ed.) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the words “any written law” in section 22(3)(a), the words “, a forensic specialist or civilian police assistant acting in the course of his duty as such in accordance with the Police Force Act (Cap. 235),”; (b)by inserting, immediately after the words “an auxiliary police officer,” in section 22A(3), the words “a forensic specialist or civilian police assistant acting in the course of his duty as such in accordance with the Police Force Act,”; and
by inserting, immediately after section 40, the following section:“Regulations
41. The Minister may make regulations for anything that is required, permitted, expedient or necessary for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act, including prescribing any offences under this Act as offences that may be compounded if not so prescribed by section 241 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).”.
(5)
The Registration of Criminals Act (Cap. 268, 1985 Ed.) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (c) in the definition of “authorised officer” in section 2, the following paragraph:“(ca)a forensic specialist acting in accordance with an authorisation under section 65B(1) of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235) to exercise a power under this Act;”; (b)by deleting the definition of “finger impression” in section 2 and substituting the following definitions:“ “finger impression” includes palmar impressions, hand prints, finger prints, foot prints or toe prints;“forensic procedure”, in relation to an individual, includes doing one or all of the following in relation to the individual:
taking an impression or cast of a wound from the external parts of the individual’s body other than the parts referred to in section 13A(3);
the taking of physical measurements (whether or not involving marking) for biomechanical analysis of an external part of the body other than the parts referred to in section 13A(3); (c)removing any article that the individual is wearing, and searching any article so removed;
removing a relevant thing attached physically to those external parts of the individual’s body or taking a sample of that relevant thing;
photographing any relevant thing in the position it is found on the external parts of the individual’s body, or in the individual’s mouth;“forensic specialist” means an individual who is appointed under section 65A of the Police Force Act as a forensic specialist;”; (c)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) in section 8, the following paragraph:“(aa)carry out a forensic procedure on an individual if the authorised officer is also a forensic specialist;”; (d)by inserting, immediately after the words “and his finger impressions” in section 13(1)(a), the words “and to any forensic procedure carried out by an authorised person who is also a forensic specialist”;
by deleting the words “or finger impressions or” in section 13(2) and substituting the words “or finger impressions, to any forensic procedure carried out by an authorised person who is also a forensic specialist, or”;
by inserting, immediately after the words “of that person” in section 13(2)(b), the words “or carrying out the forensic procedure, as the case may be”; (g)by deleting the definition of “authorised analyst” in section 13A(1) and substituting the following definition:“ “authorised analyst” means —
a forensic specialist; or
a person appointed by the Commissioner of Police to be an analyst for the purposes of this Part;”; and
by deleting the words “types of body samples” in section 13A(2) and substituting the words “types of sample of or from a person’s body”.