Singapore legislation

Clause 23

of Anti-Money Laundering and Other Matters Bill

Clause 23

Saving and transitional provisions

(1)

Sections 16(a), (b) and (d) to (l) and 17(1) or (3) (as the case may be) of this Act (which amend sections 370 and 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010) apply to, or in relation to, any property seized (whether before, on or after the date of commencement of those provisions (called in this section the relevant date)) under section 35 or 78 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, except that those provisions of this Act do not apply to, or in relation to, any property (called in this section the relevant property) —

(a)

seized before the relevant date; and

(b)

in respect of which a relevant court has made any order under section 370(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 as in force immediately before the relevant date,and sections 370, 371 and 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 as in force immediately before the relevant date continue to apply to, or in relation to, the relevant property as if those provisions of this Act had not been enacted.

(2)

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

(3)

In this section, “Minister” means —

(a)

for any saving or transitional provision consequent on the enactment of any provision in Part 1, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the Casino Control Act 2006;

(b)

for any saving or transitional provision consequent on the enactment of any provision in Part 2, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992;

(c)

for any saving or transitional provision consequent on the enactment of any provision in Part 3, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;

(d)

for any saving or transitional provision consequent on the enactment of any provision in Part 4, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the Free Trade Zones Act 1966;

(e)

for any saving or transitional provision consequent on the enactment of any provision in Part 5, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993;

(f)

for any saving or transitional provision consequent on the enactment of any provision in Part 6, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the Income Tax Act 1947;

(g)

for any saving or transitional provision consequent on the enactment of any provision in Part 7, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995; or

(h)

for any saving or transitional provision consequent on the enactment of any provision in section 22, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the Organised Crime Act 2015.

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