Clause 22

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsections:“(5) A released person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both, if the released person knowingly, and without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any duty imposed on the released person —

to surrender to custody;

to be available for investigations; or

to attend court on the day and at the time and place appointed for the released person to do so.(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), a released person is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have no reasonable excuse if —

on or before the date of the failure to comply with the duty, the released person left Singapore without the permission of a police officer or the court, as the case may be, and has not returned to Singapore; or

on the date of the failure to comply with the duty, the released person, being outside Singapore, remains outside Singapore without the permission of the police officer or the court, as the case may be.”; and

by deleting the section heading and substituting the following section heading:“Absconding or breaking conditions of bail or personal bond, etc.”.