Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Amendment of Gambling Control Act 2022
In the Gambling Control Act 2022, after section 112, insert —“Bail and bond112A.—
A person who has been arrested by an authorised officer under section 112(1) may be released on bail or on personal bond granted by any authorised officer.(2) Division 5 (Bails and bonds) of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 applies to the release of a person on bail or on personal bond under this section or section 92 or 93 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (as the case may be) with the following modifications:
any reference to “officer”, “police officer” or “police officer of or above the rank of sergeant” is to be read to include an authorised officer;
the reference to the Commissioner of Police in section 92(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 is to be read to include the Chief Executive of the Authority.”.