SINGAPORE — The recently passed Environmental Public Health (Amendment) Bill has drawn some attention as it enacts what some are calling a “guilty until proven innocent” provision.
new section to the Environmental Public Health Act 1987 thata rebuttable presumption that “killer litter” thrown from a flat is the fault of the flat’s owner or tenant.
Beyond this overall burden of proof in a case, each specific fact alleged also has its own burden of proof. Generally, the party making the claim bears the burden of proving it. “Beyond reasonable doubt” means the claim must be proved to the point where there can be no reasonable doubt that it is true.
Under section 18, a person caught in possession of controlled drugs is presumed to have known the nature of those drugs. The Prosecution still needs to first prove that “killer litter” was in fact dropped from a specific flat, and it must do so beyond reasonable doubt.
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