Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Criminal Justice Reform (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2018

Regulation 3

Audiovisual recordings

Subregulation 1

Despite section 6 of the Act, section 22(5) of the Code does not apply to any statement made, by a person examined under section 22 of the Code, during an investigation, if any of the following applies:

(a)

that investigation is a pre‑commencement investigation;

(b)

that investigation began on or after 17 September 2018 using information obtained in a pre‑commencement investigation;

(c)

that investigation —

(i)

concerns a suspect in a pre‑commencement investigation;

(ii)

concerns any offence committed on another occasion which is the same as the offence in the pre‑commencement investigation; and

(iii)

begins before the pre‑commencement investigation ends.

Subregulation 2

Despite section 7(a) of the Act, section 23(3B) of the Code does not apply to any statement made, by an accused in answer to a notice read to the accused under section 23(1) of the Code, during an investigation, if any of the following applies:

(a)

that investigation is a pre‑commencement investigation;

(b)

that investigation began on or after 17 September 2018 using information obtained in a pre‑commencement investigation;

(c)

that investigation —

(i)

concerns a suspect in a pre‑commencement investigation;

(ii)

concerns any offence committed on another occasion which is the same as the offence in the pre‑commencement investigation; and

(iii)

begins before the pre‑commencement investigation ends.

Subregulation 3

In this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires —

Definition

“investigation” means an investigation of an offence;

Definition

“pre‑commencement investigation” means an investigation that began before 17 September 2018.