Coroners (Conduct of Proceedings) Regulations 2011

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Coroners Act 2010

(ACT 14 OF 2010)

Coroners
(Conduct of Proceedings)
Regulations 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 49 of the Coroners Act 2010, the Minister for Law hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coroners (Conduct of Proceedings) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 27th September 2011.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, “Assistant Public Prosecutor” or “Deputy Public Prosecutor” means a person appointed by the Public Prosecutor to act as an Assistant Public Prosecutor or a Deputy Public Prosecutor, as the case may be, under the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (Act 15 of 2010).

Officers who may assist in conduct of proceedings

3.—(1) Any of the following persons, at the direction of the Public Prosecutor, may assist a Coroner in the conduct of any inquiry or pre-inquiry review:

(a)	a Deputy Public Prosecutor;
(b)	an Assistant Public Prosecutor;
(c)	a police officer of the rank of Senior Station Inspector or above.

(2) A person assisting a Coroner under paragraph (1) may —

(a)	present the results of the investigation into the cause of and circumstances connected with the death;
(b)	tender any evidence relevant to the inquiry or pre-inquiry review, including any investigation report, post-mortem report, special examination report and conditioned statement;
(c)	question any witness at the inquiry or prepare any conditioned statement of such witness;
(d)	make an opening address or a closing address or both; and
(e)	assist the Coroner with such other matter necessary for the inquiry or pre-inquiry review as the Coroner may direct.

Made this 21st day of September 2011.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 06/008/022 Vol. 8; AG/LLRD/SL/63A/2010/3 Vol. 1]

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