Minor Offences Act - Singapore Statutes Online

Minor Offences Act

(CHAPTER 184)

(Original Enactment: Ordinance 13 of 1906)

REVISED EDITION 1985

(30th March 1987)

An Act relating to minor offences.

[6th July 1906]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Minor Offences Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“horse” includes mules and asses;

“cattle” includes bulls, cows, bullocks and buffaloes;

“in or near any public road” includes all places in the public road, and all places within 9 metres of it not being effectually separated from and hidden from the road by a wall or otherwise;

“public road” includes every road, street, passage, footway or square over which the public has a right of way.

Verandahs public roads

3. The open verandahs of houses abutting on the public roads are public roads for foot-passengers subject to all rights of property of the owners of those houses.

Offences how punishable

4. All offences under this Act shall be tried by a Magistrate’s Court or a District Court.

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