(1)Any person may make a complaint to a Magistrate.
Section history
Section 151 — Examination of complaint
As in force on 1 October 2017.
Timeline 3 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 1 October 2017 You are here
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
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(2)On receiving a complaint by a person who is not a police officer nor an officer from a law enforcement agency nor a person acting with the authority of a public body, the Magistrate —
(a)must immediately examine the complainant on oath and the substance of the examination must be reduced to writing and must be signed by the complainant and by the Magistrate; and
(b)may, after examining the complainant —
(i)for the purpose of inquiring into the case himself, issue a summons to compel the attendance before him of any person who may be able to help him determine whether there is sufficient ground for proceeding with the complaint;
(ii)direct any police officer to make inquiries for the purpose of ascertaining the truth or falsehood of the complaint and report to the Magistrate the result of those inquiries;
(iii)proceed in accordance with section 15 of the Community Mediation Centres Act (Cap. 49A); or
(iv)postpone consideration of the matter to enable the complainant and the person complained against to try to resolve the complaint amicably.