s 8 Scope of criminal defence aid
8.—(1) Subject to section 12(8), criminal defence aid may be granted to a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore in respect of any of the following proceedings:(a) any criminal proceedings instituted against him or her in respect of an offence that is not an excluded offence; (b) any proceedings relating to a criminal appeal or a criminal application arising from any criminal proceedings mentioned in paragraph (a). (2) In subsection (1), an excluded offence is —(a) an offence specified as an excluded offence in the Schedule; or (b) an offence belonging to any excluded class of offences specified in the Schedule. (3) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the Schedule. (4) The Minister may, in an order under subsection (3), make provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the order as the Minister considers necessary or expedient. (5) All orders made under subsection (3) must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.