Part I
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 to so 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 any or all 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.
Part II
1. 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 stage 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.
2. All gazetted police officers —
(a)
to conduct prosecutions for seizable and non-seizable offences before the District Courts and Magistrates’ Courts and inquiries before the Magistrates’ Courts;
(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.
3. All Inspectors of Police to conduct prosecutions for seizable and non-seizable offences before the District Courts and Magistrates’ Courts and inquiries before the Magistrates’ Courts.
5. All immigration officers of the rank of Inspector and above to conduct prosecutions for seizable and non-seizable offences under the
Immigration Act (Cap. 133) before the District Courts and Magistrates’ Courts.
6. The Director, Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors and all officers of the Legal Services Department, Ministry of Manpower, who have been designated by that Ministry as prosecuting officers, to conduct prosecutions before the District Courts and Magistrates’ Courts for seizable and non-seizable offences under —
(c)
the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A);
(e)
the repealed Factories Act (Cap. 104, 1998 Ed.) in force immediately before 1st March 2006;
(g)
regulation 40(1) of the Immigration Regulations (Cap. 133, Rg 1) in so far as it relates to regulation 9 (5) or (5A) in force immediately before 1st July 2007;
(h)
regulation 40(2) of the Immigration Regulations in so far as it relates to any condition referred to in regulation 9 (3) in force immediately before 1st July 2007;
(l)
the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Cap. 354); and
