Singapore legislation

Clause 21

of Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 21

Amendment of Organised Crime Act 2015

In the Organised Crime Act 2015, in section 2(1) —

(a)

in the definition of “law enforcement agency”, in paragraph (d), delete “or” at the end;

(b)

in the definition of “law enforcement agency”, in paragraph (e), insert “or” at the end;

(c)

in the definition of “law enforcement agency”, after paragraph (e), insert —“(f)any similar department or office of a public body prescribed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette;”;

(d)

in the definition of “law enforcement officer”, in paragraph (d), delete “or” at the end;

(e)

in the definition of “law enforcement officer”, in paragraph (e), insert “or” at the end;

(f)

in the definition of “law enforcement officer”, after paragraph (e), insert —“(f)any officer or class of officers of a public body authorised in writing by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;”; and

(g)

after the definition of “property”, insert —“ “public body” means a body corporate established by a public Act for the purposes of a public function, but excludes a Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988;”.