Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act(CHAPTER 190A)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Object of Act
4 Act not to limit cooperation with international organisations, etc.
5 Act not authority for extradition of person
Part II REQUESTS BY SINGAPORE
Division 1 — Preliminary Provisions
6 Application of this Part
7 Requests to be made by Attorney-General
Division 2 — Assistance in Obtaining Evidence
8 Requests for taking of evidence, etc.
Division 3 — Assistance in Arranging Attendance of Person in Singapore
9 Requests for attendance of person in Singapore
10 Penalty not to be imposed for refusal to consent
11 Immunities and privileges
12 Limitation on use of statement
Division 4 — Assistance in Enforcing Singapore Confiscation Orders
13 Requests for enforcement of Singapore confiscation order
Division 5 — Assistance in Locating or Identifying Persons
14 Assistance in locating or identifying persons
Division 6 — Assistance in Service of Process
15 Assistance in service of process
Part III REQUESTS TO SINGAPORE
16 Application of this Part
17 Prescribed foreign countries
18 Assistance may be subject to conditions
19 Requests to be made to Attorney-General
20 Refusal of assistance
21 Taking of evidence for criminal proceedings
22 Production orders for criminal matters
23 Supplementary provisions regarding production orders
24 Immunities
25 Failure to comply with production order
Division 3 — Assistance in Arranging Attendance of Person in Foreign Country
26 Requests for attendance of person in foreign country
Division 4 — Custody of Persons in Transit through Singapore
27 Custody of persons in transit
28 Escape from custody
Division 5 — Enforcement of Foreign Confiscation Order, etc.
29 Requests for enforcement of foreign confiscation order
30 Registration of foreign confiscation order
31 Proof of orders, etc., of prescribed foreign country
32 Evidence in relation to proceedings and orders in prescribed foreign country
Division 6 — Assistance in Search and Seizure
33 Request for search and seizure
34 Search warrants
35 Additional powers of person executing search warrant, etc.
36 Immunities
Division 7 — Assistance in Locating or Identifying Persons
37 Assistance in locating or identifying persons
Division 8 — Assistance in Service of Process
38 Assistance in service of process
39 Undertaking by foreign country
40 Penalty not to be imposed for failure to comply with summons
Part IV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
41 Attorney-General to give notice to Minister
42 Authentication of documents
43 Delegation
44 Regulations
45 Regulations for provision of assistance to certain bodies
46 Rules of Court
47 Amendment of Schedule
Legislative History
Comparative Table