Singapore legislation

Regulation 54

Duties of president

The president shall ensure —

(a)

that the trial is conducted in accordance with the Act and these Regulations and in a manner befitting a court of justice;

(b)

that the prosecutor and the defending officer or counsel conduct themselves in accordance with the Act and these Regulations;

(c)

that the accused does not suffer any disadvantage as a consequence of —

(i)

his position as such;

(ii)

ignorance;

(iii)

the inability to examine or cross-examine witnesses, or to make his own evidence clear and intelligible; or

(iv)

any other reason; or

(d)

where there is no judge advocate, that —

(i)

the record of proceedings is properly made in accordance with regulation 50; and

(ii)

the record of proceedings and the exhibits are properly safeguarded in accordance with regulation 52.