Singapore legislation

Clause 41

of Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 41

Amendment of section 372

In the Code, in section 372 —

(a)

in subsection (1), replace “may direct that it be detained in police custody” with “may direct that it continue to be subject to the custody or control of the relevant law enforcement agency”;

(b)

in subsections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6), replace “Commissioner of Police” wherever it appears with “head of the relevant law enforcement agency”;

(c)

in subsection (4), replace “detained in police custody” with “subject to the custody or control of the relevant law enforcement agency”;

(d)

in subsection (7)(b)(ii), replace “keeping of it in police custody” with “custody or control of it”; and

(e)

after subsection (7), insert —“(8) In this section, “relevant law enforcement agency” means the law enforcement agency to which the law enforcement officer who makes a report under section 370(1) belongs.”.

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