Singapore legislation
Clause 48
Clause 48
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Despite section 44 —
the Criminal Procedure Code (Corrective Training and Preventive Detention) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 803/2010) and the Criminal Procedure Code (Reformative Training) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 723/2018) made under section 428 of the Code immediately before the relevant date (called the relevant regulations) are deemed to be made under section 84(1) of the Prisons Act 1933; and
any person detained or released on licence under the relevant regulations before the relevant date pursuant to section 304(6) or 305(5) of the Code (as in force immediately before the relevant date) is deemed to be detained for the term of his or her sentence, or released on licence, in accordance with the regulations made under section 84(1) of the Prisons Act 1933, instead of under section 428 of the Code (as in force immediately before the relevant date).
(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, “relevant date” means the date of commencement of section 44.