Singapore legislation

Section 96

of Criminal Procedure Code

Section 96

Protection against prosecution for acts done under this Chapter

No prosecution against the Minister or any Magistrate or any police officer or officer, sailor, soldier or airman in the Singapore Armed Forces or in any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore for any act purporting to be done under this Chapter shall be instituted in any criminal court except with the sanction of the President; and —

(a)

no Magistrate or police officer acting under this Chapter in good faith;

(b)

no officer acting under section 95 in good faith;

(c)

no person doing any act in good faith in compliance with a requisition under section 92 or 94; and

(d)

no inferior officer, sailor, soldier or airman or member of any of the Singapore Armed Forces or of any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore doing any act in obedience to any order which under naval, military or air force law he was bound to obey,shall be deemed thereby to have committed an offence.[95