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| Pictorial Overview of Predecessor Acts |
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Legislative History Details
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PART 1 PRISONS ORDINANCE, 1868 (ORDINANCE XI OF 1868) |
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| | | Ordinance XI of 1868—Prisons Ordinance, 1868 |
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| | | | 17 September 1868 (passed) |
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| | | Ordinance XII of 1869—Prisons Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1869 |
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| | | | 14 September 1869 (passed) |
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| | | Ordinance XIII of 1869—Prisons Ordinance Amendment Ordinance No. 2, 1869 |
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| | | | 28 September 1869 (passed) |
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| | | Ordinance II of 1870—Prisons Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1870 |
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PART 2 ORDINANCE NO. 18 (PRISONS) (1926 REVISED EDITION) |
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| | | Ordinance XIV of 1872—The Prisons Ordinance, 1872 |
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| | | | 15 November 1872 (passed) |
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| | | 1920 Revised Edition—Ordinance No. 18 (Prisons) |
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| | | Ordinance 26 of 1921—Statute Laws (Revised Edition) Operation Ordinance, 1921 |
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| (Amendments made by section 3(a) read with Schedule B to the above Ordinance) |
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| | | | 28 November 1921 (section 3(a) read with Schedule B) |
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| | | 1926 Revised Edition—Ordinance No. 18 (Prisons) |
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| | | Ordinance 27 of 1926—The Prisons (Amendment) Ordinance, 1926 |
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| | | Ordinance 4 of 1931—Registration of Criminals Ordinance, 1931 |
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| (Amendments made by section 13 of the above Ordinance) |
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PART 3 PRISONS ACT 1933 (2020 REVISED EDITION) |
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| | | Ordinance 17 of 1933—Prisons Ordinance, 1933 |
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| | | | 18 August 1933 (publication) |
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| | | Ordinance 23 of 1935—Prisons (Amendment) Ordinance, 1935 |
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| | | 1936 Revised Edition—Prisons Ordinance (Chapter 178) |
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| | | Ordinance 21 of 1940—Prisons (Amendment) Ordinance, 1940 |
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| | | Ordinance 65 of 1940—Prisons (Amendment No. 2) Ordinance, 1940 |
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| | | Ordinance 10 of 1950—Departmental Titles (Alteration) Ordinance, 1950 |
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| (Amendments made by section 2 read with the Schedule to the above Ordinance) |
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| | | | 28 March 1950 (section 2 read with the Schedule) |
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| | | Ordinance 37 of 1952—Law Revision (Penalties Amendment) Ordinance, 1952 |
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| (Amendments made by section 2 read with item 57 of the Schedule to the above Ordinance) |
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| | | | 30 April 1955 (section 2 read with item 57 of the Schedule) |
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| | | 1955 Revised Edition—Prisons Ordinance (Chapter 99) |
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| | | Ordinance 38 of 1956—Prisons (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956 |
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| | | Ordinance 31 of 1958—Legislative Assembly (Presentation of Subsidiary Legislation) Ordinance, 1958 |
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| (Amendments made by section 2 read with the Schedule to the above Ordinance) |
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| | | | 25 September 1958 (section 2 read with the Schedule) |
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| | | G.N. No. S 223/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) Order, 1959 |
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| | | G.N. No. S (N.S.) 177/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 3) Order, 1959 |
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| | | G.N. No. S (N.S.) 179/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 5) Order, 1959 |
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| | | Ordinance 71 of 1959—Transfer of Powers Ordinance, 1959 |
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| (Amendments made by section 4 read with the First Schedule to the above Ordinance) |
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| | | | 20 November 1959 (section 4 read with the First Schedule) |
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| | | Ordinance 72 of 1959—Transfer of Powers (No. 2) Ordinance, 1959 |
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| (Amendments made by section 2 read with the First Schedule to the above Ordinance) |
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| | | | 20 November 1959 (section 2 read with the First Schedule) |
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| | | Act 14 of 1969—Statute Law Revision Act, 1969 |
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| (Amendments made by section 2 read with the First Schedule to the above Act) |
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| | | | 2 January 1970 (section 2 read with the First Schedule) |
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| | | 1970 Revised Edition—Prisons Act (Chapter 79) |
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| | | Act 5 of 1985—Prisons (Amendment) Act 1985 |
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| | | 1985 Revised Edition—Prisons Act (Chapter 247) |
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| | | Act 7 of 1997—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1997 |
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| (Amendments made by section 7 read with item (23) of the Second Schedule to the above Act) |
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| | | | 1 October 1997 (section 7 read with item (23) of the Second Schedule) |
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| | | Act 8 of 2000—Prisons (Amendment) Act 2000 |
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| | | 2000 Revised Edition—Prisons Act (Chapter 247) |
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| | | Act 26 of 2001—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeal) Act 2001 |
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| (Amendments made by section 14 of the above Act) |
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| | | | 1 September 2001 (section 14) |
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| | | Act 9 of 2003—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2003 |
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| (Amendments made by section 12 of the above Act) |
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| | | Act 33 of 2004—Prisons (Amendment) Act 2004 |
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| | | Act 3 of 2005—CISCO (Dissolution) Act 2005 |
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| (Amendments made by section 16 read with item (8) of the Schedule to the above Act) |
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| | | | 10 June 2005 (section 16 read with item (8) of the Schedule) |
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| | | Act 42 of 2005—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2005 |
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| (Amendments made by section 6 read with item (10) of the Fourth Schedule to the above Act) |
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| | | | 1 January 2006 (section 6 read with item (10) of the Fourth Schedule) |
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| | | G.N. No. S 34/2008—Prisons Act (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2008 |
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| | | Act 30 of 2008—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2008 |
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| (Amendments made by section 10 of the above Act) |
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| | | | 17 December 2008 (section 10) |
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| | | G.N. No. S 74/2010—Prisons Act (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2010 |
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| | | Act 21 of 2008—Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 |
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| (Amendments made by section 33 read with item 1(36) of the Second Schedule to the above Act) |
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| | | | 1 March 2010 (section 33 read with item 1(36) of the Second Schedule) |
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| | | G.N. No. S 672/2010—Prisons Act (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 2) Order 2010 |
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| | | Act 14 of 2010—Coroners Act 2010 |
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| (Amendments made by section 50 read with item 3 of the Fourth Schedule to the above Act) |
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| | | | 2 January 2011 (section 50 read with item 3 of the Fourth Schedule) |
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| | | Act 15 of 2010—Criminal Procedure Code 2010 |
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| (Amendments made by section 430 read with item 82 of the Sixth Schedule to the above Act) |
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| | | | 2 January 2011 (section 430 read with item 82 of the Sixth Schedule) |
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| | | Act 1 of 2014—Prisons (Amendment) Act 2014 |
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| | | Act 16 of 2016—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2016 |
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| (Amendments made by section 27 of the above Act) |
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| | | | 10 June 2016 (section 27) |
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| | | Act 53 of 2018—Civil Defence and Other Matters Act 2018 |
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| (Amendments made by section 31 of the above Act) |
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| | | G.N. No. S 527/2019—Prisons Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2019 |
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| | | G.N. No. S 858/2019—Prisons Act (Amendment of First and Second Schedules) Order 2019 |
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| | | Act 40 of 2019—Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 2019 |
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| (Amendments made by section 28(1) read with item 123 of the Schedule to the above Act) |
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| | | | 2 January 2021 (section 28(1) read with item 123 of the Schedule) |
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| | | 2020 Revised Edition—Prisons Act 1933 |
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| | | G.N. No. S 759/2022—Revised Edition of the Laws (Rectification of Acts) (No. 2) Order 2022 |
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| | | Act 25 of 2021—Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Act 2021 |
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| | | Act 6 of 2022—Prisons (Amendment) Act 2022 |
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| | | Act 11 of 2023—Healthcare Services (Amendment) Act 2023 |
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| (Amendments made by the above Act) |
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| | | G.N. No. S 527/2023—Prisons Act 1933 (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2023 |
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| | | Act 12 of 2023—Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2023 |
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| | | G. N. No. S 482/2024—Prisons Act 1933 (Amendment of First and Second Schedules) Order 2024 |
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