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8 “civil proceedings” means any proceedings before a Singapore court other than criminal proceedings, and includes a coroner’s inquiry;

“Commissioner of Police” means a public officer who is appointed under section 6(1) of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235) as the Commissioner of Police, and includes a police officer who is for the time being appointed under that section to execute the duties of that office;

“consultant” means a consultant mentioned in section 8(2)(d);

“control area” means an area in a transport vehicle from which essential operational duties or functions in connection with the operation or safety of the transport vehicle are directed or controlled;

“cordon”, in relation to an accident site, a transport vehicle or its wreckage, includes—
 * (a) a physical barrier around the site, vehicle or its wreckage; or
 * (b) a roadblock on any road or barrier in any waterway in, around or in the vicinity of, the site, vehicle or wreckage;

“cordoned‑off area” means an area on which a cordon is placed by or under section 31;

“criminal proceedings” means proceedings before—
 * (a) a Singapore court for an offence punishable under any written law other than a military offence within the meaning given by the Singapore Armed Forces Act (Cap. 295); or
 * (b) a subordinate military court or the Military Court of Appeal, or a disciplinary officer or Senior Disciplinary Committee, under the Singapore Armed Forces Act for a military offence or civil offence within the meaning given by that Act;

“Director”, in relation to any provision of this Act or the regulations, means the Director of the Transport Safety