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30 :“ “PD Officer” means—
 * (a) the Chief Public Defender, a Deputy Chief Public Defender or an Assistant Chief Public Defender appointed under section 3 of the Public Defenders Act 2022; or
 * (b) a public defender appointed under section 3(6) of the Public Defenders Act 2022 who is a public officer and a qualified person;”.

(2) Section 14 of the Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988 is amended by deleting the words “or Legal Service Officer” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “, Legal Service Officer or PD Officer”.

(3) Section 16(1) of the Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988 is amended—
 * (a) by deleting the words “or a Legal Service Officer” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “, a Legal Service Officer or a PD Officer”; and
 * (b) by deleting the words “or the Singapore Legal Service” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “, the Singapore Legal Service or the Public Defender’s Office”.

THE SCHEDULE Section 8(2) and (3) EXCLUDED OFFENCES AND EXCLUDED CLASSES OF OFFENCES 1.—(1) An excluded offence is any of the following excluded offences, or an offence belonging to any of the following excluded classes of offences:
 * (a) an offence punishable by death;
 * (b) an offence for which an accused person is served a notice to attend at a court or a summons by an officer of a statutory body;
 * (c) an offence prescribed by any of the following Acts, or by any subsidiary legislation made under each of those Acts, for which an accused person is served a notice to attend at a court or a summons:
 * (i) Advance Medical Directive Act 1996;