Singapore legislation
Clause 9
of Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Amendment) and Other Matters Bill
Clause 9
Amendment of section 21
In the MACMA, in section 21 —
replace subsection (1) with —“(1) Where the appropriate authority of a foreign country makes a request that evidence be taken in Singapore for the purposes of any criminal proceedings pending in a court in the foreign country, the Attorney‑General may, by written notice, authorise a Magistrate to take the evidence.”;
in subsection (2), replace “Upon receipt of the notice made under subsection (1),” with “Subject to any conditions that the Attorney‑General may specify in the written notice made under subsection (1), upon receipt of that notice,”; and
after subsection (8), insert —“(8A) The Attorney‑General may transmit the certified evidence referred to in subsection (2) to the appropriate authority that requested that evidence.”.