§ 117 — Interface with other laws

117.—(1) To avoid doubt, nothing in this Act —(a)

affects a police officer’s powers or duties under any other provision of this Act, the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 or other written law; or

(b)

derogates from any of the following:(i)

the Broadcasting Act 1994;

(ii)

the Foreign Recruiting Act 1875;

(iii)

the Internal Security Act 1960;

(iv)

the Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949;[Act 29 of 2022 wef 01/08/2023]

(v)

the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974;

(vi)

the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954;

(vii)

the Presidential Elections Act 1991;

(viii)

the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019;

(ix)

the Penal Code 1871;

(x)

the Public Order Act 2009;

(xi)

the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018;

(xii)

the Societies Act 1966;

(xiii)

the Telecommunications Act 1999.

(2) To further avoid doubt, this Act does not affect the law relating to —(a)

the powers, privileges and immunities of any of the following:(i)

the Parliament;

(ii)

the Members of Parliament;

(iii)

the committees of Parliament; or

(b)

legal professional privilege.

—(1) To avoid doubt, nothing in this Act —(a)

affects a police officer’s powers or duties under any other provision of this Act, the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 or other written law; or

(b)

derogates from any of the following:(i)

the Broadcasting Act 1994;

(ii)

the Foreign Recruiting Act 1875;

(iii)

the Internal Security Act 1960;

(iv)

the Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949;[Act 29 of 2022 wef 01/08/2023]

(v)

the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974;

(vi)

the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954;

(vii)

the Presidential Elections Act 1991;

(viii)

the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019;

(ix)

the Penal Code 1871;

(x)

the Public Order Act 2009;

(xi)

the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018;

(xii)

the Societies Act 1966;

(xiii)

the Telecommunications Act 1999.

(2) To further avoid doubt, this Act does not affect the law relating to —(a)

the powers, privileges and immunities of any of the following:(i)

the Parliament;

(ii)

the Members of Parliament;

(iii)

the committees of Parliament; or

(b)

legal professional privilege.