Public Prosecutor — Deputies and Assistants

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Revised Edition
published on 25 Mar 1992

Criminal Procedure Code

(CHAPTER 68, Section 336(3))

Public Prosecutor — Deputies and Assistants

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G.N. No. S 281/1985

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[11th October 1985]

The Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore has appointed the under-mentioned officers to assist the Attorney-General, and to act as his deputies, in the performance of the following functions and duties of the Public Prosecutor under the Criminal Procedure Code:

1. The Deputy Public Prosecutors —

(a)	to conduct criminal prosecutions before the High Court and to authorise advocates to conduct such prosecutions;
(b)	to appear on behalf of the Attorney-General in criminal appeals and on points of law reserved under Chapter XXIX of the Code and to authorise advocates so to appear;
(c)	to conduct prosecutions and inquiries before the District Courts and Magistrates’ Courts, to enter a nolle prosequi at any stage of a summary trial and to authorise advocates, officers and other persons to conduct such prosecutions and inquiries;
(d)	to grant sanctions for prosecutions when such sanctions are required under section 129 of the Code;
(e)	to sign orders and fiats and to alter or redraw charges under sections 150, 343 and 347 of the Code;
(f)	to order any police officer in a non-seizable case to exercise all or any of the special powers in relation to police investigations given by Chapter XIII of the Code;
(g)	to exercise all the powers given to the Public Prosecutor by Chapters XXI and XXVIII of the Code;
(h)	to apply for the transfer of cases under section 186 of the Code;
(i)	to order that further evidence be taken under section 340 of the Code;
(j)	to exercise the powers given to the Public Prosecutor by section 10 of the Code; and
(k)	to grant sanctions for the prosecution of offences under the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Act or any regulations made thereunder.

2. All gazetted police officers —

(a)	to conduct prosecutions in respect of seizable offences before District Courts and inquiries before Magistrates’ Courts (section 336(7) of the Code);
(b)	to order that police officers may in non-seizable cases exercise the powers given by Chapter XIII of the Code in relation to police investigations (section 116(2) of the Code); and
(c)	to receive reports from police officers when the commission of a seizable offence is suspected (section 119(1) of the Code).

3. The Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, the Head of the Administration and Specialist Division of the CID, the Head of the Major Crime Division of the CID, the Head of the Specialised Crime Division of the CID, the Officer-in-Charge of the Secret Societies Branch of the CID, the Head of the Commercial Crime Division of the CID, the Head of the Intelligence Division of the CID, the Deputy Director (Operations) of the Internal Security Department, the Commander of the Traffic Police Department, the Head of Operations of the Traffic Police Department, the Officers-in-Charge of the Traffic Investigation Branch and the Violation Reports Branch of the Traffic Police Department, the Officers-in-Charge of the Land Divisions, the Heads of Investigations of the Land Divisions, the Officer-in Charge of the Marine Police Division, the Assistant Officer-in-Charge of the Marine Police Division, and the Officer-in-Charge of the Port of Singapore Authority Police —

(a)	to apply for the transfer of cases under section 186 of the Code; and
(b)	to exercise the powers vested in the Public Prosecutor by section 10 of the Code.

4. All Inspectors of Police to conduct prosecutions in respect of seizable offences before District Courts and inquiries before Magistrates’ Courts (section 336(7) of the Code).

5. All Senior Superintendents, Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents of Customs and Excise to conduct prosecutions in respect of seizable offences before District Courts (section 336(7) of the Code).

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