Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Joint trials
Subregulation 1
Notwithstanding regulation 2 and any other provision in the Act, where —
an accused (referred to in this paragraph as accused A) has been charged for any offence before 2nd January 2011 and the trial for that offence has not commenced before that date;
another accused (referred to in this paragraph as accused B) is charged for any offence on or after that date;
an application is made by the prosecution for both accused A and accused B to be jointly tried under section 143 or 144 of the Act;
accused A and accused B do not object to the prosecution’s application under sub-paragraph (c); and
the court is satisfied that the accused A understands the nature and consequences of his option when he opts in writing to have the Act apply in relation to the offence referred to in sub-paragraph (a),any proceeding (which includes any pre-trial proceeding, trial, criminal motion, criminal appeal, criminal revision or criminal reference) in relation to the offence referred to in sub-paragraph (a) shall be taken, and everything in relation thereto shall be done in all respects on or after 2nd January 2011 under the Act.
Subregulation 2
If the pre-trial proceedings apply in relation to an offence referred to in paragraph (1)(a), Part IX of the Act shall apply as if the accused A to whom the pre-trial proceedings apply was first charged in court for the offence referred to in paragraph (1)(a) at the same time that the other accused B is charged for the offence referred to in paragraph (1)(b).