Criminal Procedure (Expert Opinion) Rules 2025

These Rules are the Criminal Procedure (Expert Opinion) Rules 2025 and come into operation on 31 December 2025.

In these Rules —“Code” means the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;“expert’s report” means a report, certificate or other document prepared by an expert on a point of scientific, technical or other specialised knowledge;“Law Society” means the Law Society of Singapore established under section 37 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;“medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997 or deemed to be so registered under section 72(1) of that Act;“Panel” means the panel of psychiatrists established for the purposes of section 270 of the Code;“psychiatrist” means any of the following:

a medical practitioner who is registered as a psychiatrist in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997;

a person who is registered, and authorised to practice, as a psychiatrist in any jurisdiction other than Singapore, by the Medical Council or licensing authority of that jurisdiction;

a psychiatry resident;“psychiatry resident” means a person who is undergoing psychiatry residency training in Singapore;“Register of Specialists” means the register, containing the names of persons registered as specialists, maintained by the Registrar of the Medical Council under section 19 of the Medical Registration Act 1997;“Selection Committee” means the Selection Committee established for the purposes of section 270 of the Code;“Specialists Accreditation Board” means the Specialists Accreditation Board established under section 34 of the Medical Registration Act 1997.