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Public Defenders Act 2022 · Updated to 1 May 2026 · Part 3 · Criminal Defence Aid
Public Defenders Act 2022 · Updated to 1 May 2026 · Part 3 · Criminal Defence Aid
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
This section applies if —
an applicant for criminal defence aid or an aided accused person is an accused person, an appellant, a respondent or a party in any proceedings; and
any other accused person, appellant, respondent or party in the same proceedings makes an application for criminal defence aid.
The Chief Public Defender or a public defender (as the case may be) must not act for more than one accused person, appellant, respondent or party in the same proceedings.
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