Public Prosecutor — Deputies and Assistants

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Jun 2000

No. S 257

Criminal Procedure Code

(Chapter 68)

Public Prosecutor — Deputies and Assistants

It is hereby notified for general information that, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 336(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 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 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; and
(j)	to exercise the powers given to the Public Prosecutor by section 10 of the Code.

2. The Assistant Public Prosecutors —

(a)	to conduct prosecutions and inquiries before the District Courts and Magistrates’ Courts and to enter a nolle prosequi at any state of a summary trial;
(b)	to apply for the transfer of cases under section 186 of the Code; and
(c)	to exercise the powers given to the Public Prosecutor by section 10 of the Code.

3. All gazetted police officers —

(a)	to conduct prosecutions for seizable offences before the District Courts and inquiries before Magistrates’ Courts under 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 under section 116(2) of the Code; and
(c)	to receive reports from police officers when the commission of a seizable offence is suspected under section 119(1) of the Code.

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

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

6. Notification No. N 2 is cancelled.

[AG/LEG/SL/68/98/1 Vol. 1]

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