Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Bill

The Minister may, by order in writing served on a person directed to be subject to the supervision of the police under section 30(1) or 32 (called in this Act a person subject to supervision), direct the person to comply with all or any of the obligations prescribed by rules made under section 49 for the purposes of this section.(2) The Minister may, from time to time, by order in writing served on the person subject to supervision —

cancel any of the obligations imposed on that person by an order under subsection (1) or this subsection; or

direct that person to comply with any obligation prescribed by rules made under section 49 for the purposes of this section.(3) A person subject to supervision who contravenes or fails to comply with any obligation imposed on that person by an order under subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year and not more than 3 years.(4) A person subject to supervision is not required to comply with any obligation imposed on that person by an order under subsection (1) or (2) —

while that person is imprisoned or otherwise in custody, or detained, under any other written law; or

if, and only to the extent that, the obligation is inconsistent with any order or direction made by a court in respect of that person, such as an order or a direction to attend any court proceeding despite the obligation.”.

by deleting the words “an Assistant Director” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “a Divisional Director”;

by deleting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsections:“(5A) In any case relating to the commission of an offence under section 33(3), an officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau —

has all the powers of a police officer under the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) in relation to an investigation into an arrestable offence; and

for the purposes of exercising such powers, is deemed to be a police officer not below the rank of inspector of police.(6) In this section —“Director”, “Deputy Director” and “Divisional Director”, in relation to the Central Narcotics Bureau, mean the Director, a Deputy Director and a Divisional Director, respectively, of the Central Narcotics Bureau appointed under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185);“officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau” means the Director, a Deputy Director, a Divisional Director or any other officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau appointed under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “sections 44, 45 and 46” in the section heading, the word “, etc.”.

by deleting the words “section 30” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “section 30(1)”:Sections 27(1) (definition of “registrable particulars”), 27A(2)(b), 31(1), 32(1) and (2), 42(1), (2) and (3), 43(9), 44(1) and 45(1); and

by deleting the words “under this Act” in sections 35 and 49(2)(a).