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Formal Consolidation |  1997 RevEd
Possession of housebreaking implements or offensive weapons
22.—(1)  Any person who is found —
(a)armed with any dangerous or offensive instrument without lawful authority or a lawful purpose;
(b)having his face covered or otherwise found disguised with intent to commit any offence; or
(c)armed with any article or instrument for use in the course of or in connection with any housebreaking,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years; and any instrument or article found in the possession of that person shall be forfeited.
[10/89; 12/96]
(2)  In any prosecution for an offence under subsection (1)(a), it shall be sufficient for the prosecution to allege and prove that the accused was found to be armed with any dangerous or offensive instrument and the onus shall then be upon the accused to show that he had lawful authority or a lawful purpose to be so armed.
[12/96]
(3)  An instrument shall be presumed to be carried with lawful authority if it is carried —
(a)by any member of the Singapore Armed Forces, the Singapore Police Force, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Commercial and Industrial Security Corporationor of any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore under the provisions of any law relating to visiting forces; or
(b)by any person as part of his official or ceremonial dress on any official or ceremonial occasion.
[12/96]
(4)  Any person who —
(a)is a reputed thief, is found on board any vessel or boat, or loitering in any street, road, yard or other place and does not give a satisfactory account of himself; or
(b)is found in any dwelling-house or other building without being able satisfactorily to account for his presence therein,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.
[10/89]
(5)  Every offence under this section shall be deemed to be a seizable offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).
[10/89]
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 15 of 2019
Loitering in place, vessel, etc., without satisfactory explanation
22.—(1)  [Deleted by Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020]
(2)  [Deleted by Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020]
(3)  [Deleted by Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020]
(4)  Any person who —
(a)is a reputed thief, is found on board any vessel or boat, or loitering in any street, road, yard or other place and does not give a satisfactory account of himself; or
(b)is found in any dwelling-house or other building without being able satisfactorily to account for his presence therein,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.
[10/89]
(5)  Any offence under this section shall be deemed to be a seizable offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).
[10/89]
[Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020]
[Act 15 of 2019 wef 01/01/2020]