Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Criminal Justice Reform (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025
Regulation 2
Opinion of psychiatrist
Section 270(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 does not prevent any opinion of a psychiatrist on any matter concerning psychiatry (when given as the opinion of an expert) from being admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding, if —
the opinion is adduced in evidence within 2 months after 31 December 2025;
the opinion is adduced in evidence in a case where —
the psychiatrist’s application for appointment as a member of the panel of psychiatrists established for the purposes of section 270 of the Code (called in this regulation the Panel) was submitted within 2 months after 31 December 2025; and
any of the following circumstances applies:
the application mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) is pending;
the period for filing an appeal against the Selection Committee’s decision (on the application mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i)) not to appoint the psychiatrist as a member of the Panel has not expired;
an appeal mentioned in sub‑paragraph (B) is pending;
an application for an extension of time to file an appeal mentioned in sub‑paragraph (B) is pending;
an extension of time mentioned in sub‑paragraph (D) has been granted and has not lapsed; or
the psychiatrist’s treatment or assessment of the person whose psychiatric condition is to be assessed by the expert in the opinion had started before 31 December 2025.