Criminal Procedure Code (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 28 Dec 2012

No. S 687

Criminal Procedure Code

(CHAPTER 68)

Criminal Procedure Code
(Prescribed Forms) (Amendment)
Regulations 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 428(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Minister for Law hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Code (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and shall come into operation on 2nd January 2013.

Amendment of Schedule

2. The Schedule to the Criminal Procedure Code (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 811/2010) is amended —

(a)

by deleting Form 56 and substituting the following Form:

“FORM 56

WARRANT OF EXECUTION ON A SENTENCE OF DEATH

(SECTION 313(g))

To:	The Director of Prisons.

Whereas (name of prisoner), the [1st, 2nd, 3rd (as the case may be)] prisoner in Criminal Case No. of 20 , having been tried, convicted and sentenced to suffer death by the High Court on the day of 20 , which sentence having been confirmed by this Court in an appeal by the said (name of prisoner)/a petition for confirmation by the Public Prosecutor*, has been by a warrant of this Court, dated the day of 20 , committed to your custody under sentence of death; and whereas the order of the President directing the said sentence to be carried into effect has been received by this Court:

This is to authorise and require you, the said officer, to carry the said sentence into execution by causing the said (name of prisoner) to be hanged by his neck until he is dead at (time and place of execution), and to return this warrant to this Court with an endorsement certifying that the sentence has been executed.

Issued this day of 20 .

(Signature)

Chief Justice/Judge of Appeal/
High Court Judge*

(Seal of Court)

(*delete accordingly)

”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after Form 71, the following Form:

“FORM 71A

PETITION FOR CONFIRMATION

(SECTIONS 383(3) AND 394A(1))

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

Petition for Confirmation No.

Criminal Case No.

Between

Public Prosecutor

And

(Name of Accused)

To:

The Honourable the Chief Justice and Justices
of the Court of Appeal of Singapore

PETITION FOR CONFIRMATION

The petition of the Public Prosecutor

Showeth as follows:

1. The abovenamed (name of accused) was charged with (here describe the charge shortly), convicted by the High Court on the day of 20 , and sentenced to suffer death by the High Court on the day of 20 .

2. No appeal has been filed by (name of accused) within the time allowed under the Criminal Procedure Code for an appeal.

3. Your Petitioner prays that this Court confirms the imposition of the sentence of death on (name of accused).

Dated this day of 20 .

(Signature)

Public Prosecutor

”.

Made this 27th day of December 2012.

BEH SWAN GIN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 15/007/1.1; AG/LLRD/SL/68/2010/6 Vol. 3]

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