Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Criminal Procedure Code (Qualified Persons) Notification 2010

Regulation 2

Qualified persons

Amended byS 425/2025 wef 01/07/2025S 425/2025 wef 01/07/2025S 425/2025 wef 01/07/2025S 425/2025 wef 01/07/2025S 425/2025 wef 01/07/2025S 771/2019 wef 25/11/2019S 771/2019 wef 25/11/2019S 771/2019 wef 25/11/2019S 771/2019 wef 25/11/2019S 771/2019 wef 25/11/2019

For the purposes of section 263 of the Code (report of qualified persons), each of the following persons is a “qualified person”:

(a)

any inspector of weights and measures duly appointed as such under the provisions of any written law;

(b)

any officer of consumer protection duly appointed as such under the provisions of any written law;

(c)

any pathologist;

(d)

any medical practitioner who conducts post-mortem examination under the supervision of a pathologist;

(e)

any Health Sciences Authority officer who undertakes scientific analytical work;

(f)

the Government Bacteriologist;

(g)

the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation;

(h)

any person appointed by the Minister to be a document examiner;

(i)

any Armament Management Manager (Armament & Automotive Management Division) of the Police Logistics Department of the Singapore Police Force;

(j)

the Assistant Director (Armament & Automotive Management Division) of the Police Logistics Department of the Singapore Police Force;

(k)

the Head Armament Management (Armament & Automotive Management Division) of the Police Logistics Department of the Singapore Police Force;

(l)

any officer of the Home Team Science and Technology Agency who assists the Singapore Police Force in the examination of any gun, gun accessory or explosive;

(la)any employee of a licensee who is assigned by the licensee to assist the Singapore Police Force in the examination of any gun, gun accessory or explosive;

(m)

any fingerprint examiner, computer forensic examiner or crime scene examiner of the Singapore Police Force;

(n)

any officer of the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority who assists the Singapore Police Force in the examination and verification of any document issued by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority;

(o)

any radiologist or radiotherapist of the Medical Service;

(p)

any Forensic Science Officer of the Ministry of Defence;

(q)

any registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) employed in the Histopathology Section of Singapore General Hospital Pte. Ltd.; (r)any Ministry of Health officer who undertakes scientific analytical work;

(s)

any Casino Gaming Expert (Casino Crime Investigation Branch) of the Singapore Police Force;

(t)

any Gambling Expert (Specialised Crime Branch) of the Singapore Police Force;

(u)

any Triad Expert (Secret Societies Branch) of the Singapore Police Force.