Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Criminal Procedure Code (Production of Document or Other Thing) Regulations 2019

Regulation 2

Definitions

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“authorised person” and “customer information” have the meanings given by section 20(9) of the Code;“authorised police officer” means —

(a)

in relation to a written order under section 20(1) of the Code (other than for the production of customer information by a financial institution or access to customer information kept by a financial institution) — a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant; or

(b)

in relation to a written order under section 20(1) of the Code for the production of customer information by a financial institution or access to customer information kept by a financial institution — a police officer of or above the rank of inspector;“electronic communication” and “information system” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Electronic Transactions Act (Cap. 88);“recognised format”, in relation to a document, means —

(a)

a software format that bears the filename extension “pdf”, “doc”, “docx”, “jpeg”, “jpg”, “xls”, “csv”, “wmv” or “mpeg4”;

(b)

where an authorised police officer or an authorised person requires a person to produce, or give the authorised police officer or authorised person access to, a document that is in electronic form or is contained in or available to a computer — any other software format specified by the authorised police officer or authorised person, in a written order issued under section 20(1) of the Code, for the production or grant of access to the document; or

(c)

where the Public Prosecutor requires a Postal Authority or public postal licensee to deliver a document that is in electronic form or is contained in or available to a computer — any other software format specified by the Public Prosecutor, in a written order issued under section 20(3) of the Code, for the delivery of the document;“transcript”, in relation to a document, means a transcript of the entire contents of that document.

Definition

“authorised person” and “customer information” have the meanings given by section 20(9) of the Code;

Definition

“authorised police officer” means —

(a)

in relation to a written order under section 20(1) of the Code (other than for the production of customer information by a financial institution or access to customer information kept by a financial institution) — a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant; or

(b)

in relation to a written order under section 20(1) of the Code for the production of customer information by a financial institution or access to customer information kept by a financial institution — a police officer of or above the rank of inspector;

Definition

“electronic communication” and “information system” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Electronic Transactions Act (Cap. 88);

Definition

“recognised format”, in relation to a document, means —

(a)

a software format that bears the filename extension “pdf”, “doc”, “docx”, “jpeg”, “jpg”, “xls”, “csv”, “wmv” or “mpeg4”;

(b)

where an authorised police officer or an authorised person requires a person to produce, or give the authorised police officer or authorised person access to, a document that is in electronic form or is contained in or available to a computer — any other software format specified by the authorised police officer or authorised person, in a written order issued under section 20(1) of the Code, for the production or grant of access to the document; or

(c)

where the Public Prosecutor requires a Postal Authority or public postal licensee to deliver a document that is in electronic form or is contained in or available to a computer — any other software format specified by the Public Prosecutor, in a written order issued under section 20(3) of the Code, for the delivery of the document;

Definition

“transcript”, in relation to a document, means a transcript of the entire contents of that document.