Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Criminal Procedure Code (Witnesses’ Allowances) Regulations 2010
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“attendance in court” means the presence of a witness in court during any inquiry or trial held under the provisions of the Code or the attendance of a witness during any inquiry under the Coroners Act 2010 (Act 14 of 2010), as the case may be, to —
await his turn to give evidence or be identified by other witnesses;
give evidence; or
in the case of an expert witness, assist counsel when the corresponding expert witness of any other party to the proceedings is giving evidence;
Definition
“authorising officer” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court, the registrar of the Family Justice Courts, a District Judge, a Magistrate or the Registrar of the State Courts, as the case may be;
Definition
“earned income” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Income Tax Act (Cap. 134);
Definition
“expert” has the same meaning as in section 47 of the Evidence Act (Cap. 97);
Definition
“subsistence allowance” means an allowance in respect of food, lodging and other expenses that may have been incurred by a witness resident outside Singapore during the period of his stay in Singapore for the purpose of attending as a witness;
Definition
“witness” means a person properly attending in court or at an inquiry under the Coroners Act 2010 —
to give evidence, whether or not he in fact gives evidence; or
to assist counsel in the case of an expert witness.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of these Regulations, any attendance in court in any one day by a witness —
for a total period of 3 hours or less, excluding the lunch period, shall be considered as half a day’s attendance in court; and
for a total period of more than 3 hours, excluding the lunch period, shall be considered a full day’s attendance in court.