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Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which he is guilty within Singapore. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within Singapore
Penal Code 1871. Long Title. 1 Short title 2 Punishment of offences committed within Singapore 3 Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within Singapore 4 Jurisdiction over public servants for offences committed outside Singapore 4A Offences against State and genocide committed outside Singapore by citizen or ...
Penal Code ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Chapter I — Preliminary Section 1. Short title 2. Punishment of offences committed within Singapore 3. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within Singapore 4. Jurisdiction over public servants for offences committed outside Singapore 5. Certain laws not to be affected by ...
The Penal Code 1871 sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of general criminal offences such as assault, criminal intimidation, mischief, grievous hurt, theft, extortion, sex crimes and cheating.
Feb 28, 2022 · 1. Amendments to the Penal Code and criminal provisions in other legislation will come into effect on 1 March 2022. They comprise the majority of amendments introduced through the Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021 which was passed by Parliament on 13 September 2021. 2.
THE PENAL CODE ACT CHAPTER 63 Revised Edition 2023 [1930] Published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the Authority of the Attorney-General www.kenyalaw.org
Jan 1, 2020 · On 1 January 2020, major amendments to the Penal Code introduced by the Criminal Law Reform Act came into force. This article highlights the key amendments relevant to white-collar crime. New fraud offence. The Criminal Law Reform Act amends the Penal Code to introduce a new offence of fraud.
Dec 31, 2021 · Every public servant who, being a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore, when acting or purporting to act in the course of his employment, commits an act or omission outside Singapore that if committed in Singapore would constitute an offence under the law in force in Singapore, is deemed to have committed that act or omission in Singapore.
Changi Prison, where Singapore's death row is located Capital punishment in Singapore is a legal penalty. Executions in Singapore are carried out by long drop hanging, and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three offences—including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnapping —warrant the death penalty under Singapore law. In 2012, Singapore amended its laws to ...
Throughout this Code every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every illustration of every such definition or penal provision, shall be understood subject to the exceptions contained in the Chapters entitled “General Exceptions” and “Right of Private Defence”, though those exceptions are not repeated in such definition ...
