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PART I
PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000 and shall come into force on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"ancillary criminal matter" means—

(a) the restraining of dealing with, or the seizure, forfeiture or confiscation of, property in connection with a Singapore offence or a foreign offence, as the case may be; or

(b) the obtaining, enforcement or satisfaction of a Singapore confiscation order or a foreign confiscation order, as the case may be;

"appropriate authority", in relation to a foreign country, means a person or authority whom the Attorney-General is satisfied is authorised under the law of that country—

(a) in the case of a request by that country to Singapore for assistance in a criminal matter, to make the request; or

(b) in the case of a request by Singapore to that country for assistance in a criminal matter, to receive the request;

"authorised officer" means—

(a) the Director, the Deputy Director, any Assistant Director or other officer, of the Central Narcotics Bureau, appointed under section 3 (1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185);

(b) any special investigator of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau appointed under section 3 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap. 241);

(c) any Commercial Affairs Officer appointed under section 58A of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235);