Criminal Procedure Code (Pleading Guilty by Electronic Means) Regulations 2010

No. S 804

Criminal Procedure Code 2010

(Act 15 of 2010)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 226(7) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, the Minister for Law hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Code (Pleading Guilty by Electronic Means) Regulations 2010 and shall come into operation on 2nd January 2011.

Prescribed offences

2. For the purposes of section 226 of the Code and in these Regulations, “prescribed offence” means an offence to which that section applies, which is specified in the Schedule, and in respect of which an offer of composition has been made.

Persons qualified to plead guilty by electronic means

3. Any accused who commits any prescribed offence in respect of which the offer of composition has expired before acceptance may plead guilty in the manner set out in section 226 of the Code.

Mode of payment and fine

4. An accused pleading guilty to a prescribed offence at a computer terminal designated by the Registrar of the State Courts under section 226(2)(a) of the Code shall pay the fine under section 226(2)(b) of the Code using the electronic funds transfer system provided at the computer terminal.

[S 146/2014 wef 07/03/2014]

Time for pleading guilty

5. An accused who wishes to plead guilty to a prescribed offence in the manner set out in section 226 of the Code must do so —

(a)	after the offer of composition in respect of the prescribed offence has expired; and
(b)	not later than 5 p.m. on the date on which the accused is required by summons, or a prescribed notice under section 133 of the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276), to attend court in connection with the prescribed offence.

Revocation

6. The Criminal Procedure Code (Pleading Guilty by Electronic Means) Regulations (Cap. 68, Rg 1) are revoked.

THE SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

Offences for which an accused
may plead guilty by electronic means

1. Any offence referred to in section 6A(2), 11A(3), 15, 23A(5), 29(1), (2) or (4), 74(3), 118(6), 121(6)(b) or 126(5) of the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276).

2. Any offence referred to in section 5(6), 10(3), 12(4), 20(2), 24(3), 26(4), 27(3), 34E(4), 35(3), 36(5), 39(1), 63(4), 73(2), 77(5), 78(3), 87(3), 94(2), 97(1), (2) or (3), 113(6), 115(8), 120(4) (read with 120(1)), 121(6)(a), 122, 123A(1A), 126(1) or (2) or 127(5) of the Road Traffic Act which is a first offence.

3. Any offence under section 72 of the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276, 1997 Ed.) as in force immediately before 10th September 2001.

4. Any offence under any rules made under the Road Traffic Act which is punishable by fine or by imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or by both.

5. Any offence referred to in section 5(1), 10, 13(2) or (3), 15(4) or (5), 17 or 19 of the Parking Places Act (Cap. 214).

6. Any offence under section 5(4) of the Parking Places Act as in force immediately before 1st April 2005.

7. Any offence under any rules made under the Parking Places Act which is punishable by fine or by imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or by both.

Made this 24th day of December 2010.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW06/011/007 Vol. 46; AG/LLRD/SL/68/2010/8 Vol. 1]