Obstruction of Coroner, etc.
44. —(1) Any person who wilfully obstructs, resists or delays a Coroner or a forensic pathologist in the performance and execution of his or her duty or of anything which he or she is empowered or required to do under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (2) In this section, “Coroner” includes any person authorised or appointed under section 3(4) and any person lawfully assisting a Coroner in the performance and execution of the Coroner’s duties or functions under this Act.
—(1) Any person who wilfully obstructs, resists or delays a Coroner or a forensic pathologist in the performance and execution of his or her duty or of anything which he or she is empowered or required to do under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(2) In this section, “Coroner” includes any person authorised or appointed under section 3(4) and any person lawfully assisting a Coroner in the performance and execution of the Coroner’s duties or functions under this Act.
Admissibility of evidence in subsequent judicial proceedings
45. No oral testimony or conditioned statement admitted under section 33 in the course of an inquiry is admissible in any subsequent judicial or disciplinary proceedings as evidence of any fact stated therein, other than proceedings for an offence under this Act or an offence of giving or fabricating false evidence under any written law.
Payment of allowance to witnesses
46. A Coroner holding an inquiry may order payment out of the Consolidated Fund to any of the witnesses as the Coroner thinks fit, of the expenses incurred by them in attending that inquiry and also compensation for their trouble and loss of time, subject to any rules that may be prescribed under the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 in relation to the payment of witnesses’ expenses.
Amendment of Schedules
47. —(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette , amend, add to or vary the First, Second or Third Schedule. (2) The Minister may, in any order made under subsection (1), make such incidental, consequential or supplementary provision as may be necessary or expedient. (3) Any order made under subsection (1) must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette .
—(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette , amend, add to or vary the First, Second or Third Schedule.
(2) The Minister may, in any order made under subsection (1), make such incidental, consequential or supplementary provision as may be necessary or expedient.
(3) Any order made under subsection (1) must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette .
Exemption
48. The Minister may, by order in the Gazette , exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act, subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
Regulations
49. —(1) The Minister may, from time to time, make regulations generally for carrying out or giving effect to the purposes and provisions of this Act. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or with respect to all or any of the following matters: ( a ) the procedure or practice for the conduct of any inquiry before a Coroner, including provisions relating to the mode of taking or recording evidence during an inquiry; ( b ) the rate for remuneration of assessors appointed to assist a Coroner; ( c ) the prescribing of anything required or permitted to be prescribed under this Act.
—(1) The Minister may, from time to time, make regulations generally for carrying out or giving effect to the purposes and provisions of this Act.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or with respect to all or any of the following matters: ( a ) the procedure or practice for the conduct of any inquiry before a Coroner, including provisions relating to the mode of taking or recording evidence during an inquiry; ( b ) the rate for remuneration of assessors appointed to assist a Coroner; ( c ) the prescribing of anything required or permitted to be prescribed under this Act.
Saving and transitional provisions
50. —(1) A person who, immediately before 2 January 2011, was a Coroner appointed under section 10 of the Subordinate Courts Act (Cap. 321, 2007 Revised Edition) as in force immediately before 2 January 2011 is deemed to be a Coroner appointed under section 3(1) of this Act. [5/2014] (2) The provisions of this Act apply in relation to any investigation or inquiry into the death of any person conducted on or after 2 January 2011, whether the death of the person occurred before, on or after 2 January 2011.
—(1) A person who, immediately before 2 January 2011, was a Coroner appointed under section 10 of the Subordinate Courts Act (Cap. 321, 2007 Revised Edition) as in force immediately before 2 January 2011 is deemed to be a Coroner appointed under section 3(1) of this Act. [5/2014]
(2) The provisions of this Act apply in relation to any investigation or inquiry into the death of any person conducted on or after 2 January 2011, whether the death of the person occurred before, on or after 2 January 2011.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
