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Regulation 23

of Supreme Court of Judicature (Organised Crime) Rules 2016

Regulation 23

Investigation into organised crime activity — discharge and variation of orders

Amended byS 192/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 192/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 192/2022 wef 01/04/2022

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 192/2022 wef 01/04/2022

An application for a production order under section 30 of the CDSA (as applied by section 72) must be supported by affidavit and may be made without notice.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 192/2022 wef 01/04/2022

An application under section 34 of the CDSA (as applied by section 72) for a warrant set out in the Schedule may be made without notice.

Subregulation 3

Where an order under section 30 of the CDSA (as applied by section 72) has been made, the person required to comply with the order may apply to the Court for the order to be discharged or varied, and on hearing such an application the Court may discharge the order or vary the order as the Court thinks fit.

Subregulation 4

Subject to paragraph (5), where a person intends to file an application under paragraph (3) for the discharge or variation of an order, the person must, not later than 2 clear days before the filing of the application, serve a copy of the application on —

(a)

the law enforcement officer mentioned in section 72(2)(a) who made the application for the order; or

(b)

another law enforcement officer if the officer mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) is not known or cannot be found.

Subregulation 5

The Court may direct that paragraph (4) need not be complied with if the Court is satisfied that the person making the application has good reason to seek a discharge or variation of the order as soon as possible, and it is not practicable to comply with that paragraph.

Subregulation 6

Amended byS 192/2022 wef 01/04/2022

No person may, without the permission of the Court, inspect or take a copy of any document relating to —

(a)

the application mentioned in paragraph (1); or

(b)

an application to vary or discharge such an order under paragraph (3).