Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 6/1966

Read the first time on 23rd February 1966.

An Act to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (Chapter 132 of the Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, 1966, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Amendment of section 2

2. Section 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby amended by deleting the definition of ““State Advocate-General” and “Director of Public Prosecutions”” appearing therein.

Amendment of section 4

3. Section 4 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “Attorney-General or of the Solicitor-General”.

Amendment of section 7

4. Subsection (3) of section 7 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in paragraph (a) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Attorney-General”.

Amendment of section 10

5. Section 10 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the word “Notwithstanding” appearing in the first line thereof and substituting therefor the words “Subject to”.

Amendment of section 17

6. Section 17 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the proviso thereto and substituting therefor the following: —

“Provided that if the case is tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court the aggregate punishment shall not exceed twice the amount of punishment which such Court in the exercise of its ordinary jurisdiction is competent to inflict.”.

Amendment of section 31

7. Section 31 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “any offence committed anywhere in Malaysia which is a seizable offence under any law in force in that part of Malaysia in which it was committed” appearing in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the words “any seizable offence”; and
(b)	by deleting subsection (3) thereof.

Amendment of section 41

8. Subsection (2) of section 41 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the expression “which it is the duty of a Federal or State Government department or municipality to enforce, by an officer of such Federal or State Government department or municipality” appearing in the fourth, fifth and sixth lines thereof and substituting therefor the expression “which it is the duty of a Government department to enforce, by an officer of such Government department”.

Amendment of section 47

9. Section 47 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to the Commissioner of Police and all other police officers of Singapore and any police officer may execute such warrant.”.

Amendment of section 51

10. Section 51 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the expression “Government of the Federation, in the case of debts or other movable property, and of Singapore, in the case of immovable property” appearing in subsection (7) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Government”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “of the Federation” appearing at the end of subsection (13) thereof.

Amendment of section 52

11. Section 52 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the expression “Government of the Federation, in the case of debts or other movable property, and of Singapore, in the case of immovable property” appearing therein and substituting therefor the word “Government”.

New section 54

12. The Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 53 thereof the following new section: —

“Service of summons: reciprocal arrangements with Malaysia

54.—(1) Where under the provisions of any law in force in Malaysia a Magistrate or a Magistrate’s Court has issued a warrant or summons authorising the arrest of a person or requiring any person to appear before any court in Malaysia, and such person is or is believed to be in Singapore, a Magistrate in Singapore, if satisfied that such warrant or summons was duly issued in Malaysia, may endorse the warrant or summons, and such warrant or summons may then be executed or served, as the case may be, on such person as if it were a warrant or summons lawfully issued in Singapore under the provisions of this Code.

(2) Where under the provisions of any law in force in Malaysia corresponding to subsection (1) of this section a warrant or summons issued by a Magistrate or a Magistrate’s Court in Singapore has been endorsed by a Magistrate in Malaysia and executed or served on the person named in the warrant or summons, such warrant or summons shall for the purposes of this Code be deemed to have been as validly executed or served as if such execution or service had been effected in Singapore.

(3) Where a warrant has been executed in Singapore pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the person arrested shall be produced as soon as possible before a Magistrate in Singapore, who shall, if satisfied that he is the person specified in the warrant, direct that the arrested person be transferred forthwith in custody to the appropriate court in Malaysia; and any such person shall while in such custody, be deemed for all purposes to be in lawful custody:

Provided that such Magistrate may, if for reasons to be recorded by him he is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice so to do and if the case is one in which bail may lawfully be granted, release the person arrested on bail conditional on his appearing before the appropriate court in Malaysia at a time to be specified in the bond and bail bond.

(4) Where any person has been served with a summons pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, he shall attend at the appropriate court at the time specified in the summons, unless he can satisfy such court that he cannot reasonably do so.”.

Amendment of section 62

13. Subsection (3) of section 62 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the expression “anywhere within Singapore, if issued by a Magistrate’s Court, or anywhere within Malaysia, if issued by the High Court” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “in any part of Singapore”.

Amendment of section 73

14. Subsection (2) of section 73 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Federal Minister” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the word “Minister”.

Amendment of section 91

15. Section 91 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “the Armed Forces of the Federation” appearing at the end of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the words “the Armed Forces of Singapore”; and

(b)

by adding thereto the following new subsection: —

“(3) The President may, by notification in the Gazette, declare what forces shall be deemed to be Armed Forces of Singapore for the purposes of this section.”.

Amendment of section 92

16. Section 92 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Federal Minister” appearing in the third line thereof and substituting therefor the word “Minister”.

Amendment of section 93

17. Subsection (1) of section 93 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Federal Minister” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor the word “Minister”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “the Armed Forces of the Federation” appearing therein and substituting therefor the words “the Armed Forces of Singapore or in any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore”.

Amendment of section 94

18. Section 94 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Federal Minister” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor the word “Minister”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “the Armed Forces of the Federation” appearing therein and substituting therefor the words “the Armed Forces of Singapore or in any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore”.

Amendment of section 95

19. Section 95 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Federal Minister” appearing in the first line thereof and substituting therefor the word “Minister”;
(b)	by deleting the expression “Navy, Army or Air Force of the Queen or in any naval or military organization or any member of a Local Force” appearing in the third, fourth and fifth lines thereof and substituting therefor the words “Armed Forces of Singapore or in any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore”; and
(c)	by deleting the words “Local Force” appearing in the second line of paragraph (d) thereof and substituting therefor the words “of the Armed Forces of Singapore or of any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore”.

Amendment of section 118

20. Subsection (3) of section 118 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in the proviso thereto and substituting therefor the word “Attorney-General”.

Amendment of section 121

21. Subsection (5) of section 121 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the proviso thereto and substituting therefor the following: —

“Provided that the court may in its discretion refuse to admit such statement or allow it to be used as aforesaid —

(a)

if the making of the statement appears to the court to have been caused by any inducement, threat or promise having reference to the charge against such person, proceeding from a person in authority and sufficient in the opinion of the court, to give such person grounds which would appear to him reasonable for supposing that by making it he would gain any advantage or avoid any evil of a temporal nature in reference to the proceedings against him; or

(b)	in the case of a statement made by such person after his arrest if it appears to the court that the statement was not made and recorded substantially in compliance with the provisions of the Rules set out in Schedule E to this Code.”.

Amendment of section 127

22. Subsection (1) of section 127 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in paragraph (c) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Attorney-General”.

Amendment of sections 129, 130 and 131

23. Sections 129, 130 and 131 of the Ordinance are hereby amended by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor in each case the word “Attorney-General”.

Amendment of section 132

24. Subsection (3) of section 132 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (b) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(b)	a complaint by a public officer in respect of any offence against any law relating to local government or any by-laws or rules made thereunder for the time being in force:”.

Amendment of section 176

25. Subsection (2) of section 176 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing therein and substituting therefor the words “Attorney-General or Solicitor-General”.

Amendment of section 177B

26. Section 177B of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting subsection (3) thereof.

Amendment of section 178

27. Subsection (2) of section 178 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “The Chief Justice may after consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing therein and substituting therefor the expression “The President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice and the Attorney-General”.

Amendment of section 219

28. Section 219 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (a) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(a)	The President;”;

(b)

by deleting paragraph (b) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(b)	Members of the Cabinet;”;

(c)

by deleting the expression “, Members of the Legislative Assembly” appearing in paragraph (c) thereof;

(d)

by deleting the words “High Court” appearing in paragraphs (e) and (m) thereof and substituting therefor in each case the words “Supreme Court”;

(e)

by deleting the words “Judicial and” appearing in paragraph (g) thereof; and

(f)

by deleting the words “anywhere in Malaysia” appearing in paragraph (q) thereof and substituting therefor the words “in Singapore”.

Amendment of section 223

29. Section 223 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Clerk to the Council of Ministers” appearing in the second and third lines thereof and in the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor the words “Secretary to the Cabinet”.

Amendment of section 224

30. Section 224 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Clerk to the Council of Ministers” appearing in the first and second lines thereof and substituting therefor the words “Secretary to the Cabinet”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “Council of Ministers” appearing in the second and third lines thereof and in the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor the word “Cabinet”.

Amendment of section 225

31. Section 225 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Council of Ministers” appearing in the first and second lines of subsection (1) thereof and in the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor the word “Cabinet”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “The said Council” appearing in the first line of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the words “The Cabinet”.

Amendment of section 226

32. Subsection (1) of section 226 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Council of Ministers” appearing in the first line thereof and in the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor the word “Cabinet”; and
(b)	by deleting the word “Council” appearing in the third line thereof and substituting therefor the word “Cabinet”.

Amendment of section 227

33. Subsection (2) of section 227 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Clerk to the Council of Ministers” appearing in the first and second lines thereof and substituting therefor the words “Secretary to the Cabinet”.

Amendment of section 228

34. Subsection (2) of section 228 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the expression “, not exceeding sixteen names of special jurors and thirty names of common jurors” appearing in the fourth and fifth lines thereof.

Amendment of section 256

35. Section 256 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Negara’s” appearing in the sixth line thereof and substituting therefor the word “President’s”; and
(b)	by deleting the word “Governor” appearing in the penultimate line thereof and substituting therefor the word “President”.

Amendment of section 263

36. Section 263 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (d) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(d)

in cases in which notice of appeal or notice of an application for leave to appeal is given, the Judge who presided at the trial shall, as soon as conveniently may be after receiving notification from the Registrar of the Supreme Court that such notice has been given, forward to the Federal Court the notes of evidence and report referred to in the last preceding paragraph; and if the Federal Court dismisses the appeal, or dismisses the application for leave to appeal, as the case may be, the Chief Justice or other presiding Judge shall, as soon as conveniently may be after such dismissal, forward to the Minister the said notes of evidence and report together with an intimation of the decision of the Federal Court and also such report, if any, on the case as the Federal Court may think fit to make, signed by the Chief Justice or other presiding Judge;”;

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(b)

by deleting the expression “Article 42 of the Federal Constitution” appearing in paragraph (e) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “section 8 of the Republic of Singapore Independence Act, 1965”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Negara” wherever they appear in paragraphs (e) and (f) thereof and substituting therefor in each case the word “President”.

Amendment of section 272

37. Subsection (2) of section 272 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Federal Minister” appearing in the second line thereof and substituting therefor the word “Minister”.

Amendment of section 280

38. Section 280 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

Act 9 of 1965

(a)	by deleting the expression “Article 42 of the Federal Constitution” appearing in subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “section 8 of the Republic of Singapore Independence Act, 1965”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Negara” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor in each case the word “President”.

Amendment of section 281

39. Section 281 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the expression “Yang di-Pertuan Negara acting in accordance with the provisions of Article 42 of the Federal Constitution” appearing therein and substituting therefor the expression “President acting in accordance with section 8 of the Republic of Singapore Independence Act, 1965”.

Amendment of section 285

40. Section 285 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Agong” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor in each case the words “the President”.

Amendment of section 286

41. Section 286 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Agong” appearing in the third line thereof and substituting therefor the words “the President”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “Her Majesty in Council” appearing in the fourth and fifth lines thereof and substituting therefor the words “the President”.

Amendment of section 305

42. Section 305 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “of the Federation” appearing in the second line of subsection (2) thereof; and
(b)	by deleting the expression “Joint Account established by the Federal Revenues (Singapore) Order, 1963” appearing at the end of subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the words “Consolidated Fund”.

New sections 306, 307 and 308

43. The Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting at the beginning of Chapter XXIX and before section 309 thereof the following new sections: —

“Reservation of points of law and stating of cases

306.—(1) Any Magistrate’s Court or District Court acting in summary jurisdiction in any criminal cause or matter may, on the written application of any party to the proceedings made to the court within ten days from the time of the judgment, sentence or order passed or made therein, or without any such application, if the court thinks fit, reserve for the consideration of the High Court any question or questions of law arising in such proceedings setting out shortly the facts on which the law is being applied and the questions of law to be determined thereon.

Schedule B

(2) Every question of law so reserved shall be submitted to the High Court in the shape of a special case in the form in Schedule B.

(3) If the court is of the opinion that any application made is frivolous but not otherwise, it may refuse to state a case and shall on request of the applicant sign and deliver to him a certificate of such refusal:

Provided that the court shall not refuse to state a case where the application is made by the Public Prosecutor.

(4) Where a court refuses to state a case under the provisions of subsection (3) of this section it shall be lawful for the applicant to apply to the High Court for an order of mandamus and if the High Court makes the order the court shall state the case accordingly.

(5) Every such special case shall be drawn up by the Magistrate or District Judge of the court before which the proceedings are held and shall —

(a)	set out shortly the facts which are considered by the Magistrate or District Judge to be proved;
(b)	state the question or questions of law which is or have been reserved for the opinion of the High Court; and
(c)	be sent by the Magistrate or the District Judge to the Registrar.

(6) The Registrar on receiving a special case shall send a copy thereof to every party to the proceedings and to the Public Prosecutor if he is not a party and shall have the case set down for argument in such manner as to the High Court seems fit.

Determination and order thereon

307.—(1) The High Court shall hear and determine the question or questions of law arising on such special case and shall thereupon affirm, amend or reverse the determination in respect of which the special case has been stated or remit the matter to the Magistrate or District Judge with the opinion of the court thereon or may make such order in relation to the matter as to the court seems fit.

(2) No Magistrate or District Judge who states and delivers a special case in pursuance of this Code shall be liable to any costs in respect thereto.

Point reserved for Federal Court

308.—(1) When any person has in a trial before a Judge of the High Court acting in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction been convicted of an offence, the Judge, if he thinks fit, may reserve for the decision of the Federal Court any question of law which has arisen in the course of the trial of such person and the determination of which would affect the event of the trial.

(2) If the Judge reserves any such question, the person convicted shall, pending the decision thereon, be remanded to prison or, if the Judge thinks fit, be admitted to bail and the Federal Court may review the case or such part of it as is necessary and finally determine such question and thereupon may alter the sentence passed and pass such sentence or give or make such judgment or order as the Federal Court thinks fit.

(3) When any person has in a trial before a Judge of the High Court acting in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction been convicted of an offence and the Attorney-General is of opinion that any point or points of law arising on such trial which has or have not been reserved under this section ought to be further considered, he may certify accordingly under his hand and thereupon the Federal Court may review the case or such part of it as is necessary and finally determine such point or points and thereupon may alter the sentence passed and pass such judgment and sentence as the Federal Court thinks fit in like manner as though such point or points had been reserved under subsection (1) of this section.

(4) Questions of law under this section shall be heard before three or more Judges and shall be decided in accordance with the opinion of the majority of the Judges composing the Court, and if there is no such majority in accordance with the opinion of the Chief Justice or presiding Judge.”.

Amendment of section 323

44. Subsection (5) of section 323 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Court of Criminal Appeal” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor in each case the words “Federal Court”.

Amendment of section 363

45. Subsection (2) of section 363 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Negara’s” appearing in the third line thereof and substituting therefor the word “President’s”.

Amendment of section 376

46. Subsection (3) of section 376 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “Public Prosecutor”.

Amendment of section 391

47. Section 391 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “for the Federation” appearing in the first line of subsection (1) thereof;

(b)

by deleting subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(2) The Solicitor-General shall have all the powers of a Deputy Public Prosecutor and shall act as Public Prosecutor in case of the absence or inability to act of the Attorney-General.”;

(c)

by deleting the words “for the Federation” appearing in the first line of subsection (3) thereof;

(d)

by deleting the words “Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in the second line of subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the words “Public Prosecutor”;

(e)

by deleting the words “personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in subsections (4) and (6) thereof and substituting therefor the words “or the Solicitor-General”;

(f)

by deleting the words “personally or by the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in subsections (5) and (7) thereof and substituting therefor the words “or by the Solicitor-General”; and

(g)

by deleting the words “Federal or State” appearing in the second line of subsection (8) thereof.

Amendment of section 392

48. Subsection (1) of section 392 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing therein and substituting therefor the word “Attorney-General”.

Amendment of section 393

49. Section 393 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing therein and substituting therefor the word “Attorney-General”.

Amendment of section 394

50. Section 394 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the expression “section 148” appearing in the third line of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the expression “section 147”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing in subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the words “Attorney-General or Solicitor-General”.

Amendment of section 404

51. Subsection (2) of section 404 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Public Prosecutor personally or the Director of Public Prosecutions” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “Attorney-General or Solicitor-General”.

Amendment of section 409

52. Section 409 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by re-numbering the existing section as subsection (1); and

(b)

by inserting the following new subsection: —

“(2) The High Court may at any stage of any proceeding under this Code cause any person who has been released under this section to be arrested and may commit him to custody.”.

Amendment of section 422

53. Section 422 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Federal or State” appearing in the third line thereof.

Amendment of section 424

54. Section 424 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “Federal Minister” appearing in paragraph (f) of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Minister”;

(b)

by deleting the words “Federal Minister charged with responsibility for the administration of justice” appearing in paragraph (h) of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Minister”; and

(c)

by inserting immediately after subsection (3) thereof the following new subsection: —

“(4) The report of the persons referred to in subsection (2) of this section shall be admissible as evidence and shall be prima facieevidence of the facts stated therein:

Provided that where the accused person desires to examine such person on the report he may require the court to summon such person to give evidence and the court shall thereupon summon such person as a witness for the prosecution.”.

Amendment of section 437

55. Subsection (2) of section 437 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “of the Federation” appearing at the end thereof.

Amendment of section 442

56. Subsection (1) of section 442 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the word “Malaysia” appearing in the first line of paragraph (a) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Singapore”.

Amendment of section 448

57. Section 448 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “moneys provided by Parliament” appearing in the penultimate line thereof and substituting therefor the words “Consolidated Fund”.

Amendment of section 449

58. Section 449 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Agong” appearing in the third line thereof and substituting therefor the word “President”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “moneys provided by Parliament” appearing in the fourth line thereof and substituting therefor the words “Consolidated Fund”.

Amendment of section 450

59. Section 450 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “moneys provided by Parliament” appearing in the third line thereof and substituting therefor the words “Consolidated Fund”.

Amendment of section 451

60. Section 451 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Agong” appearing in the first line of subsection (1) thereof and in the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor the word “President”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “Federal Minister” appearing in the first line of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Minister”.

Repeal and re-enactment of section 452

61. Section 452 of the Ordinance is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —

“Application of fines

452. The President may by rule empower any Court imposing any fines under the authority of any law for the time being in force to award any portion thereof to an informer.”.

Amendment of Schedule B

62. Schedule B to the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “Government of the Federation” wherever they appear in Forms III, X, XXV, LX, LXII, LXIII, LXIV, LXV, LXVI, LXIX and LXXI thereof and substituting therefor the word “Government”;

(b)

by deleting Form XI thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(Sections 73 and 74).

Bond for good behaviour

Whereas I (name), inhabitant of (place), have been called upon to enter into a bond to be of good behaviour for the term of (state the period), I hereby bind myself to be of good behaviour during the said term: and, in case of my making default therein, I bind myself to forfeit to the Government the sum of ............................................... dollars. Dated this ...................... day of ............... , 19 .......... .

(Signature).

(Where a bond with sureties is to be executed add):— We do hereby declare ourselves sureties for the above-named that he will be of good behaviour during the said term: and, in case of his making default therein, we bind ourselves, jointly and severally, to forfeit to the Government the sum of ...............................................................dollars. Dated this ............................ day of ......................, 19 ......... .

(Signature).

”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Agong” appearing in Form XXVII thereof and substituting therefor the words “the Government”.

Amendment of Schedule C

63. Schedule C of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Negara” wherever they appear therein and substituting therefor in each case the word “President”.

Amendment of Schedule D

64. Schedule D of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Yang di-Pertuan Negara” appearing in the proviso to paragraph 1 thereof and substituting therefor the word “President”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “Federal Minister” appearing in paragraphs (5) and (6) thereof and substituting therefor in each case the word “Minister”.

Miscellaneous amendments

65. The following sections of the Ordinance are hereby amended by deleting the words “the Colony” wherever they appear therein (including the marginal notes thereto) and substituting therefor in each case the word “Singapore”: —

Sections 2, 5, 6, 9(3), 12(2), 12(6), 14(1), 15(1), 16, 32(3), 33(3), 39, 72, 73(1), 90(2), 119(1), 218, 221(1), 227(2), 228(6), 230, 232(1), 352(1), 375, 383, 387(1), 389(1), 410(3), 421, 424(2)(b), 426(1), 429(3) and 438(1).

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