Singapore legislation
Clause 76
Clause 76
Amendment of section 264
Section 264 of the Code is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “(other than a committal hearing held under Division 2 of Part X)” in subsection (1); and
(b)
by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsections:“(4) Unless the court directs otherwise, so much of any statement as is admitted in evidence under this section must be read aloud at the hearing.(4A) Where the court directs under subsection (4) that any part of a statement admitted in evidence under this section need not be read aloud at the hearing, the court may also direct that an account be given orally of the part of that statement that is not read aloud.”.