Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
of Civil Defence (Arrests, Searches, Investigation and Trial of Offences) Regulations
Regulation 7
Meaning of alternative charge
Charges may be laid in the alternative where the allegations in the particulars are considered capable of supporting a finding of guilty —
(a)
of one of several offences; or
(b)
of a particular offence but, failing proof of one or more elements of that offence, of another offence,and only by trial may the actual offence, if any, be determined.