Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Code (Pleading Guilty by Electronic Means) Regulations 2010 and shall come into operation on 2nd January 2011.
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Criminal Procedure Code (Pleading Guilty by Electronic Means) Regulations 2010 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation CPC-S804-2010 2010, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2010.
Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Code (Pleading Guilty by Electronic Means) Regulations 2010 and shall come into operation on 2nd January 2011.
Prescribed offences
For the purposes of section 226 of the Code and in these Regulations, “prescribed offence” means an offence to which that section applies, which is specified in the Schedule, and in respect of which an offer of composition has been made.
Persons qualified to plead guilty by electronic means
Any accused who commits any prescribed offence in respect of which the offer of composition has expired before acceptance may plead guilty in the manner set out in section 226 of the Code.
Mode of payment and fine
An accused pleading guilty to a prescribed offence at a computer terminal designated by the Registrar of the State Courts under section 226(2)(a) of the Code shall pay the fine under section 226(2)(b) of the Code using the electronic funds transfer system provided at the computer terminal.
Time for pleading guilty
An accused who wishes to plead guilty to a prescribed offence in the manner set out in section 226 of the Code must do so —
after the offer of composition in respect of the prescribed offence has expired; and (b)not later than 5 p.m. on the date on which the accused is required by summons, or a prescribed notice under section 133 of the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276), to attend court in connection with the prescribed offence.
Revocation
The Criminal Procedure Code (Pleading Guilty by Electronic Means) Regulations (Cap. 68, Rg 1) are revoked.