s 54A Unauthorised audio or visual recording in proceedings before Court or Appeal Board
54A.—(1) The Court or an Appeal Board may grant or refuse permission to use in proceedings before the Court or Appeal Board, or to bring into the Court or the place of the Appeal Board hearing, a recording device.[Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022] (2) The Court or Appeal Board may grant permission under subsection (1) subject to such conditions as the Court or Appeal Board thinks proper with respect to the use of any recording made pursuant to that permission.[33/2017] [Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022] (3) The Court or Appeal Board may withdraw or amend any permission granted under subsection (1), either generally or in relation to any particular part of the proceedings before the Court or Appeal Board.[33/2017] [Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022] (4) A person shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both, if the person —(a) uses in proceedings before the Court or an Appeal Board or brings into the Court or the place of the Appeal Board hearing any recording device without permission under subsection (1); or[Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022] (b) uses any recording made pursuant to permission under subsection (1) in contravention of any conditions of that permission.[33/2017] (5) This section does not apply to the making or use of any audio or visual recording for the purposes of official transcripts of proceedings or any other purpose authorised by the Court or Appeal Board.[33/2017] [Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022] (6) In this section, a recording is made pursuant to permission under subsection (1) if the recording is —(a) an audio or visual recording of proceedings before the Court or Appeal Board made by means of a recording device for which that permission was granted; or[Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022] (b) any recording derived directly or indirectly from that audio or visual recording.[33/2017] (7) In this section —“audio or visual recording” means an audio recording, a visual recording, or a recording that comprises both an audio recording and a visual recording, and includes —(a) any recording of a temporary nature, including (but not limited to) any such recording for the purposes of contemporaneous or instantaneous publication or transmission; and (b) in relation to proceedings before the Court or an Appeal Board, an audio or visual recording of —(i) a person participating in, viewing or listening to proceedings before the Court or Appeal Board; or (ii) a person viewing or listening to an audio or visual recording of proceedings before the Court or Appeal Board;[Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022] “proceedings before the Court or an Appeal Board” includes proceedings before the Court or an Appeal Board, or any part of the proceedings before the Court or Appeal Board, conducted through any electronic means of communication;[Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022] “recording device” means any audio recorder, electronic device or other instrument for making an audio or visual recording.[33/2017] [Act 11 of 2022 wef 17/08/2022]