Section 117 — Interface with other laws

(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.