Singapore legislation

Clause 17

of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill

Clause 17

Miscellaneous amendments

The Criminal Procedure Code is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “pre‑trial conference” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “case conference”:Section 2(1) (definition of “proceeding”)Section 171Section 220ASection 222Section 235(6)Section 425B(4)(b);

(b)

by deleting the words “in camera” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “in private”:Section 149F(4)Section 149M(4)Section 281B(1) and (2)(a) and (b) and section headingSection 425B(6);

(c)

by deleting the words “ex parte” in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “in the absence of the accused”:Section 156(1)(a) and (b);

(d)

by deleting the words “proceeded ex parte” in the following provision and substituting the words “proceeded in the absence of the accused”:Section 156(2);

(e)

by deleting the words “ex parte proceedings” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “proceedings in the absence of the accused”:Section 156(2), (3) and (6);

(f)

by deleting the words “Pre‑trial conference” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “Case conference”:Section 171 (section heading)Section 220A (section heading);

(g)

by deleting the word “leave” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “permission”:Section 264A(1)(b)(iii)(C)Section 267(4)Section 278(1), (2) and (9)Section 378(5) and (6)Section 384(4)Section 394H(1) and (9) and section headingSection 394I(1)Section 394J(3)(a)Section 396(2)Section 397(1), (2), (3B)(a) and (4)Section 406(2)(a);

(h)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “civil application” in section 394F(1), the following definition:“ “application for permission” means an application for permission to make a review application;”;

(i)

by deleting the definition of “leave application” in section 394F(1);

(j)

by deleting the words “A leave application” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “An application for permission”:Section 394H(2), (6) and (7);

(k)

by deleting the words “a leave application” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “an application for permission”:Section 394H(3), (4) and (8)Section 394K(3), (4) and (5);

(l)

by deleting the words “No leave application” in the following provision and substituting the words “No application for permission”:Section 394K(5);

(m)

by deleting the words “leave applications” in the following provision and substituting the words “applications for permission”:Section 394K (section heading);

(n)

by deleting the words “leave application” wherever they appear in the following provision and substituting in each case the words “application for permission”:Section 397(3E);

(o)

by inserting, immediately after the word “decree” in the following provisions, the words “, or under or pursuant to an enforcement order”:First Schedule, second column in the items relating to sections 206 and 207; and

(p)

by inserting, immediately after the word “executed” in the following provisions, the words “or enforced”:First Schedule, second column in the items relating to sections 208 and 210.