Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Civil Defence (Arrests, Searches, Investigation and Trial of Offences) Regulations
Regulation 8
Preparation of charge report
Subregulation 1
Every charge against a person shall be recorded on a charge report which shall —
allege one offence only; and
be divided into two parts, as follows:
a statement of the offence with which the accused is charged; and
a statement of the particulars of the act, omission, disorder or neglect constituting the offence.
Subregulation 2
Every statement of the particulars of an offence in a charge report shall include sufficient details to enable the accused to know exactly what he is charged with.
Subregulation 3
A statement of the particulars of an offence should, as far as practicable, include an allegation of the place, date and time of the alleged commission of the offence.
Subregulation 4
If there is more than one charge, the charge reports should be numbered and, when laid in the alternative, the alternative nature of the charges involved shall be indicated on the charge report.