Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

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

Regulation 6

Abolition of committal hearings

Subregulation 1

Sections 2(g) and 56 of the Act do not apply to an accused in relation to an offence to be tried in the High Court, if the accused was charged with that offence before 17 September 2018.

Subregulation 2

Despite sections 50(a), 58, 59 and 61 of the Act, sections 212(1), 224(1), 225(1) and 227(3) and (4) of the Code as in force immediately before 17 September 2018 continue to apply to an accused in relation to an offence to be tried in the High Court, if the accused was charged with that offence before that date.