Singapore legislation
Clause 20
Clause 20
Amendment of certain Acts to abolish show cause proceedings for failing to attend court
(1)
In the Active Mobility Act 2017, in section 54, delete subsections (6) and (7) and substitute —“(6) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (5) being produced before a court, the court is to proceed as though the person were produced before it pursuant to section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(2)
In the Adoption of Children Act 2022, in section 66, delete subsection (5) and substitute —“(5) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (4) being produced before a court, the court is to proceed as though the person were produced under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(3)
In the Central Provident Fund Act 1953, in section 62, delete subsection (6) and substitute —“(6) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (5) being produced before a court, the court is to proceed as though the person were produced pursuant to section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(4)
In the Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998, in section 46, delete subsection (5) and substitute —“(5) When a person who is arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (4) is brought before a court, the court is to proceed as though the person were brought under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(5)
In the Customs Act 1960, in section 125A, delete subsections (6) and (7) and substitute —“(6) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (5) being produced before a court, the court is to proceed as though the person were produced before it in pursuance of section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(6)
In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987 —
in section 21, delete subsection (7) and substitute —“(7) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant of arrest issued under subsection (6) being produced before a Court, the Court is to proceed as though the person were produced before it under subsection (1).”; and
in section 42, delete subsection (7) and substitute —“(7) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (6) being produced before it, a Magistrate’s Court is to proceed as though the person were produced before it under subsection (1).”.
(7)
In the National Registration Act 1965, in section 25, delete subsection (6) and substitute —“(6) Where the alleged offender is arrested under a warrant issued under subsection (5) —
the alleged offender must be produced before a court; and
the court is to proceed as though the alleged offender were produced before the court under a summons issued under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(8)
In the Road Traffic Act 1961, in section 133, delete subsection (6) and substitute —“(6) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (5) being produced before it, a court is to proceed as though he or she were produced before it under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(9)
In the Sale of Food Act 1973, in section 24, delete subsection (7) and substitute —“(7) Where a person is arrested under subsection (6), a Magistrate’s Court is to proceed as though the person were produced before it under subsection (1).”.
(10)
In the Singapore Tourism Board Act 1963, in section 34, delete subsection (6) and substitute —“(6) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (5) being produced before a court, the court is to proceed as though the person were produced before it pursuant to a summons issued under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(11)
In the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act 1992, in section 4, delete subsection (7) and substitute —“(7) Where a person arrested under a warrant issued under subsection (6) is produced before a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court, the Court is to proceed as though the person were produced before it under subsection (1).”.
(12)
In the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993, in section 23, delete subsections (7) and (8) and substitute —“(7) Where a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (6) is produced before a Court, the Court is to proceed as though the person were produced before it under subsection (2).”.
(13)
In the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act 2014, in section 17, delete subsection (5) and substitute —“(5) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (4) being produced before a court, the court is to proceed as though the person were produced under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(14)
In the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018, in section 33, delete subsection (5) and substitute —“(5) Upon a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (4) being produced before a court, the court must proceed as though the person were produced under section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.”.
(15)
In the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006, in section 49, delete subsections (7) and (8) and substitute —“(7) Where a person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (6) is produced before a court, the court is to proceed as though the person were produced before the court under subsection (1).”.