Singapore legislation

Clause 28

of Criminal Justice Reform Bill

Clause 28

Amendment of section 112

Section 112 of the Code is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “the head or director” wherever they appear in subsections (1)(b) and (c) and (4) and substituting in each case the words “the head or an authorised director”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsections:“(4A) Any person who has surrendered that person’s travel document under this section must not leave, or attempt to leave, Singapore unless —

(a)

that person has applied under section 113 for the return of that travel document; and

(b)

that travel document is returned to that person.(4B) Any person who knowingly contravenes subsection (4A) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “authorised officer” in subsection (5), the following definition:“ “authorised director”, in relation to a law enforcement agency, means a director of that law enforcement agency who is authorised to perform the duties, and exercise the powers, under this section and section 113 of the head of that law enforcement agency;”.