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:
that investigation is a pre‑commencement investigation;
that investigation began on or after 17 September 2018 using information obtained in a pre‑commencement investigation;
that investigation —
concerns a suspect in a pre‑commencement investigation;
concerns any offence committed on another occasion which is the same as the offence in the pre‑commencement investigation; and
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:
that investigation is a pre‑commencement investigation;
that investigation began on or after 17 September 2018 using information obtained in a pre‑commencement investigation;
that investigation —
concerns a suspect in a pre‑commencement investigation;
concerns any offence committed on another occasion which is the same as the offence in the pre‑commencement investigation; and
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.