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