Regulation 4

Despite section 74(c) of the Act, section 258(4A) of the Code does not apply to a determination of whether an accused’s statement was caused by any inducement, threat or promise, if a person in authority first informed the accused before 31 October 2018 that the accused was required or legally bound to give information under section 27 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap. 241).

Despite section 74(d) of the Act, section 258(5), (5A) and (5B) of the Code does not apply to a determination of whether the court may take into consideration a confession, made during an investigation of an offence, as against a person (other than the maker of the confession), if that investigation began before 31 October 2018.