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Penal Code 1871

Table of Contents

Long Title

Chapter 1 — PRELIMINARY

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 permanent resident

4B Punishment of specified offences with elements occurring in Singapore but others occurring outside Singapore

5 Certain laws not to be affected by this Code

Chapter 2 — GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

6 Definitions in this Code to be understood subject to exceptions

6A Definitions to apply to this Code and other written law

7 Expression once explained is used in the same sense throughout this Code

8 "Gender"

9 "Number"

10 "Man" and "woman"

11 "Person"

12 "Public"

[There are no sections 13 to 16.]

17 "Government"

[There is no section 18.]

19 "Judge"

20 "Court of justice"

21 "Public servant"

22 "Property"

22A "Fault element" and "physical element"

23 "Wrongful gain" and "wrongful loss"

24 "Dishonestly"

25 "Fraudulently"

26 "Reason to believe"

26A "Voluntarily"

26B "Good faith"

26C "Intentionally"

26D "Knowingly"

26E "Rashly"

26F "Negligently"

26G "Transferred fault"

26H "Strict liability"

27 Property in possession of spouse, clerk or servant

28 "Counterfeit"

29 "Document"

29A "Writing"

29B "Electronic record"

30 "Valuable security"

31 "A will"

31A "Die" and "instrument"

32 Words referring to acts include illegal omissions

33 "Act" and "omission"

34 Each of several persons liable for an act done by all, in like manner as if done by him alone

35 When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention

36 Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission

37 Cooperation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence

38 Several persons engaged in the commission of a criminal act may be guilty of different offences

39 (Repealed)

40 "Offence"

41 Offence with specified term of imprisonment

42 "Obscene"

43 "Illegal", "unlawful" and "legally bound to do"

44 "Injury"

44A "Bodily injury"

45 "Life"

46 "Death"

47 "Animal"

48 "Vessel"

49 "Year" and "month"

50 "Section"

51 "Oath"

52 (Repealed)

Chapter 3 — Punishments

53 Punishments

54 Imprisonment for life

[There are no sections 55 and 56.]

57 (Repealed)

[There are no sections 58 to 70.]

71 (Repealed)

72 Punishment of a person found guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which

73 Enhanced penalties for offences against domestic workers

74 Enhanced penalties for racially or religiously aggravated offences

74A Enhanced penalties for offences against vulnerable persons

74B Enhanced penalties for offences against person below 14 years of age

74C Enhanced penalties for offences against victims in intimate relationships

74D Enhanced penalties for offences against victims in close relationships

74E Application of enhanced penalties

75 (Repealed)

Chapter 4 — General Exceptions

76 Act done by person bound, or justified by law

77 Act of judge when acting judicially

78 Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of a court of justice

79 Act done by person by mistake of fact believing himself bound or justified by law

79A Mistake of law or ignorance of law not defence

80 Accident in the doing of a lawful act

81 Act likely to cause harm but done to prevent other harm

82 Act of a child below 10 years of age

83 Act of a child of or above 10 and below 12 years of age, who has not sufficient maturity of understanding

84 Act of person of unsound mind

85 Intoxication when a defence

86 Effect of defence of intoxication when established

87 Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent

88 Act not intended to cause death done by consent in good faith for the benefit of a person

89 Act done in good faith for the benefit of a child or person of unsound mind, by or by consent of guardian

90 Consent given under fear or misconception, by person of unsound mind, etc., and by child

91 Acts which are offences independently of harm caused to the person consenting, are not within the exceptions in sections 87, 88 and 89

92 Act done in good faith for the benefit of a person without consent

93 Communication made in good faith

94 Act to which a person is compelled by threats

95 Act causing slight harm

Chapter 4A — Right of private defence

General

96 Nothing done in private defence is an offence

97 Right of private defence of the body and of property

98 Extent to which right may be exercised

99 Right of private defence against act of person of unsound mind, etc.

100 Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person

Right of private defence of body

101 Start and continuance of right of private defence of body

102 When right of private defence of body extends to causing death

103 When such right extends to causing any harm other than death

Right of private defence of property

104 Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property

105 When right of private defence of property extends to causing death

106 When such right extends to causing any harm other than death

No right of private defence

106A Acts against which there is no right of private defence

Chapter 5 — Abetment

107 Abetment of the doing of a thing

108 Abettor

108A Abetment in Singapore of an offence outside Singapore

108B Abetment outside Singapore of an offence in Singapore

109 Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment

110 Punishment of abetment if the person abetted does the act with a different intention from that of the abettor

111 Liability of abettor when one act is abetted and a different act is done

112 Abettor, when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done

113 Liability of abettor for an offence caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor

114 Abettor present when offence committed

115 Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life

116 Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment

117 Abetting the commission of an offence by the public or by more than 10 persons

118 Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life

119 A public servant concealing a design to commit an offence which it is his duty to prevent

120 Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment

Chapter 5A — Criminal Conspiracy

120A Definition of criminal conspiracy

120B Punishment of criminal conspiracy

Chapter 6 — Offences against the State

121 Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting the waging of war against the Government

121A Offences against the President’s person

121B Offences against authority

121C Abetting offences under section 121A or 121B

121D Intentional omission to give information of offences against section 121, 121A, 121B or 121C by a person bound to inform

122 Collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against the Government

123 Concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war

124 Assaulting President, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power

125 Waging war against any power in alliance or at peace with Singapore

126 Committing depredation on the territories of any power in alliance or at peace with Singapore

127 Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126

128 Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape

129 Public servant negligently suffering prisoner of State or war in his custody to escape

130 Aiding escape of, rescuing, or harbouring such prisoner

130A "Harbour"

Chapter 6A — Piracy

130B Piracy by law of nations. Cf. 12 and 13 Victoria c. 96 (Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act 1849)

130C Piratical acts

Chapter 6B — Genocide

130D Genocide

130E Punishment for genocide

Chapter 7 — Offences relating to the armed forces

131 Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce an officer or a serviceman from his duty

132 Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof

133 Abetment of an assault by an officer or a serviceman on his superior officer, when in the execution of his office

134 Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed

135 Abetment of the desertion of an officer or a serviceman

136 Harbouring a deserter

137 Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master

138 Abetment of act of insubordination by an officer or a serviceman

139 Saving

140 Wearing the dress of a serviceman

140A "Harbour"

140B Application of Chapter 7 to Singapore Police Force

Chapter 8 — Offences relating to unlawful assembly

141 Unlawful assembly

142 Being a member of an unlawful assembly

143 Punishment

144 Joining an unlawful assembly armed with any deadly weapon

145 Joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been commanded to disperse

146 Force used by one member in prosecution of common object

147 Punishment for rioting

148 Rioting, armed with a deadly weapon

149 Every member of an unlawful assembly to be deemed guilty of any offence committed in prosecution of common object

150 Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join an unlawful assembly

151 Knowingly joining or continuing in any assembly of 5 or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse

151A (Repealed)

152 Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.

153 Intentionally or rashly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot

154 Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held

155 Liability of person for whose benefit a riot is committed

156 Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit a riot is committed

157 Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly

158 Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot

159 (Repealed)

160 (Repealed)

Chapter 9 — Offences by or relating to public servants

161 Public servant taking a gratification, other than legal remuneration, in respect of an official act

162 Taking a gratification in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence a public servant

163 Taking a gratification, for the exercise of personal influence with a public servant

164 Punishment for abetment by public servant of the offences above defined

165 Public servant obtaining any valuable thing, without consideration, from person concerned in any proceeding or business transacted by such public servant

166 Public servant disobeying a direction of the law, with intent to cause injury to any person

167 Public servant framing an incorrect document or electronic record with intent to cause injury

168 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade

169 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property

170 Personating a public servant

171 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant, with fraudulent intent

Chapter 10 — Contempts of the lawful authority of public servants

172 Absconding to avoid arrest on warrant or service of summons, etc., proceeding from a public servant

173 Preventing service of summons, etc., or preventing publication thereof

174 Failure to attend in obedience to order from public servant

175 Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce such document or electronic record

176 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give such notice or information

177 Furnishing false information

178 Refusing oath when duly required to take oath by a public servant

179 Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question

180 Refusing to sign statement

181 False statement on oath to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath

182 False information, with intent to cause a public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person

183 Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of public servant

184 Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant

185 Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant

186 Obstructing public servant in discharge of his public functions

187 Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance

188 Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant

189 Threat of injury to a public servant

190 Threat of injury to induce any person to refrain from applying for protection to a public servant

Chapter 11 — False evidence and offences against public justice

191 Giving false evidence

192 Fabricating false evidence

193 Punishment for false evidence

194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of a capital offence

195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment

196 Using evidence known to be false

197 Issuing or signing a false certificate

198 Using as a true certificate one known to be false in a material point

199 False statement made in any declaration which is by law receivable as evidence

200 Using as true any such declaration known to be false

201 Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, or giving false information touching it, to screen the offender

202 Intentional omission to give information of an offence, by person bound to inform

203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed

204 Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence

204A Obstructing, preventing, perverting or defeating course of justice

204B Bribery of witnesses

205 False personation for the purpose of any act or proceeding in a suit

206 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as a forfeiture, in execution of a decree or under or pursuant to an enforcement order

207 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as a forfeiture, in execution of a decree or under or pursuant to an enforcement order

208 Fraudulently suffering a decree for a sum not due

209 (Repealed)

210 Fraudulently obtaining a decree for a sum not due

211 False charge of offence made with intent to injure

212 Harbouring an offender

213 Taking gifts, etc., to screen an offender from punishment

214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender

215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.

216 Harbouring an offender who has escaped from custody, or whose apprehension has been ordered

216A Harbouring robbers or gang-robbers, etc.

216B "Harbour"

217 Public servant disobeying a direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

218 Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture

219 Public servant in a judicial proceeding making an order, etc., which he knows to be contrary to law

220 Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows he is acting contrary to law

221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend

222 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of a public servant bound by law to apprehend person under sentence of a court of justice

223 Escape from confinement negligently suffered by a public servant

224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension

225 Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of another person

225A Public servant omitting to apprehend or suffering other persons to escape in cases not already provided for

225B Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape, or rescue, in cases not otherwise provided for

225C Offences against laws of Singapore where no special punishment is provided

226 Unlawful return from banishment

227 (Repealed)

228 Intentional insult or interruption to a public servant sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding or mediation or other alternative dispute resolution process

229 Personation of an assessor

Chapter 12 — Offences relating to government stamps

230 (Repealed)

231 (Repealed)

232 (Repealed)

233 (Repealed)

234 (Repealed)

235 (Repealed)

236 (Repealed)

237 (Repealed)

238 (Repealed)

239 (Repealed)

240 (Repealed)

241 (Repealed)

241A (Repealed)

242 (Repealed)

243 (Repealed)

243A (Repealed)

[There are no sections 244 and 245.]

246 (Repealed)

247 (Repealed)

248 (Repealed)

249 (Repealed)

250 (Repealed)

251 (Repealed)

252 (Repealed)

253 (Repealed)

254 (Repealed)

254A (Repealed)

255 Counterfeiting a Government stamp

256 Having possession of an instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp

257 Making or selling an instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp

258 Sale of counterfeit Government stamp

259 Having possession of a counterfeit Government stamp

260 Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit

261 Effacing any writing from a substance bearing a Government stamp, or removing from a document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government

262 Using a Government stamp known to have been before used

263 Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used

Chapter 13

264 (Repealed)

265 (Repealed)

266 (Repealed)

267 (Repealed)

Chapter 14 — Offences affecting the public tranquility, public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals

267A Affray

267B Punishment for committing affray

267C Uttering words, making document, etc., containing incitement to violence, etc.

268 Public nuisance

268A Communicating false information of harmful thing

268B Placing or sending thing with intent to cause fear of harm

268C Placing or sending thing causing fear of harm

269 Negligent act likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life

270 Intentional or rash act likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life

271 Disobedience to a quarantine rule

272 Adulteration of food or drink which is intended for sale

273 Sale of noxious food or drink

274 Adulteration of drugs

275 Sale of adulterated drugs

276 Sale of any drug as a different drug or preparation

277 Fouling the water of a public spring or reservoir

278 Making atmosphere noxious to health

279 Rash driving or riding on a public way

280 Rash navigation of a vessel

281 Exhibition of a false light, mark or buoy

282 Conveying person by water for hire in a vessel overloaded or unsafe

283 Danger or obstruction in a public way or navigation

284 Rash or negligent conduct with respect to dangerous or harmful substance

285 Causing or contributing to risk of dangerous fire

286 Presumption of cause of fire

287 Rash or negligent conduct with respect to any machinery in possession or under charge of offender

288 Negligence in pulling down or repairing buildings

289 Negligence with respect to any animal

290 Punishment for public nuisance

291 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue

292 Sale of obscene books, etc.

292A Possession, distribution, etc., of child sex-doll

293 Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person

294 Obscene acts

Chapter 15 — Offences relating to race

295 (Repealed)

296 (Repealed)

297 (Repealed)

298 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the racial feelings of any person

298A Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of race and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony

Chapter 16 — Offences affecting the human body

Offences affecting life

299 Culpable homicide

300 Murder

301 Culpable homicide by causing the death of a person other than the person whose death was intended

302 Punishment for murder

[There is no section 303.]

304 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

304A Causing death by rash or negligent act

304B Causing death of child below 14 years of age, domestic worker or vulnerable person by sustained abuse

304C Causing or allowing death of child below 14 years of age, domestic worker or vulnerable person in same household

305 Abetment of suicide or attempted suicide of minor or person who lacks mental capacity

306 Abetment of suicide or attempted suicide

307 Attempt to murder

308 Attempt to commit culpable homicide

308A Causing death in furtherance of group’s object

308B Concealment, desecration or disposal of corpse that impedes discovery, identification, criminal investigations or prosecutions

309 (Repealed)

310 Infanticide

311 Punishment for infanticide

Causing miscarriage; injuries to unborn children; exposure of infants; and concealment of births

312 Causing miscarriage

313 Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent

314 Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage

315 Child destruction before, at or immediately after birth

316 Causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide

317 Exposure and abandonment of a child below 12 years of age by parent or person having care of it

318 Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body

Hurt

319 Hurt

320 Grievous hurt

321 Voluntarily causing hurt

322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt

323A Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt which causes grievous hurt

324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means

325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt

326 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

327 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act

328 Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence

329 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

330 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property

331 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property

332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty

333 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty

334 Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation

334A Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt on provocation which causes grievous hurt

335 Causing grievous hurt on provocation

335A Allowing neglect, physical or sexual abuse of domestic worker or vulnerable person

335B Punishment for act which endangers life or personal safety of others with knowledge or belief that it is likely to cause death

336 Punishment for act which endangers life or the personal safety of others

337 Causing hurt by an act which endangers life or the personal safety of others

338 Causing grievous hurt by an act which endangers life or the personal safety of others

Wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement

339 Wrongful restraint

340 Wrongful confinement

341 Punishment for wrongful restraint

342 Punishment for wrongful confinement

343 (Repealed)

344 (Repealed)

345 Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation a writ has been issued

346 Wrongful confinement in secret

347 Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting property or constraining to an illegal act

348 Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting confession or of compelling restoration of property

Criminal force and assault

349 Force

350 Criminal force

351 Assault

352 Punishment for using criminal force otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation

353 Using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty

354 Assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modesty

354A Outraging modesty in certain circumstances

355 Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation

356 Assault or criminal force in committing or attempting to commit theft of property carried by a person

357 Assault or criminal force in attempting wrongfully to confine a person

358 Assaulting or using criminal force on grave and sudden provocation

Kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour

359 Kidnapping

360 Kidnapping from Singapore

361 Kidnapping from lawful guardianship

362 Abduction

363 Punishment for kidnapping

363A Punishment for abduction

364 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder

364A (Repealed)

365 Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person

366 Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage, etc.

367 Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc.

368 Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement a kidnapped person

369 (Repealed)

370 Buying or disposing of any person as a slave

371 Habitual dealing in slaves

372 Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.

373 Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.

373A Importing woman for purposes of prostitution, etc.

374 Unlawful compulsory labour

Sexual offences

375 Rape

376 Sexual assault involving penetration

376A Sexual penetration of minor below 16 years of age

376AA Exploitative sexual penetration of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age

376B Commercial sex with minor below 18 years of age

376C Commercial sex with minor below 18 years of age outside Singapore

376D Tour outside Singapore for commercial sex with minor below 18 years of age

376E Sexual grooming of minor below 16 years of age

376EA Exploitative sexual grooming of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age

376EB Sexual communication with minor below 16 years of age

376EC Exploitative sexual communication with minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age

376ED Sexual activity or image in presence of minor below 16 years of age

376EE Exploitative sexual activity or image in presence of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age

376F Procurement of sexual activity with person with mental disability

376G Incest

376H Procurement of sexual activity by deception or false representation

377 Sexual penetration, etc., of a corpse

377A (Repealed)

377B Sexual penetration with living animal

377BA Word or gesture intended to insult modesty of any person

377BB Voyeurism

377BC Distribution of voyeuristic image or recording

377BD Possession of or gaining access to voyeuristic or intimate image or recording

377BE Distributing or threatening to distribute intimate image or recording

377BF Sexual exposure

377BG Using or involving child in production of child abuse material

377BH Producing child abuse material

377BI Distributing or selling child abuse material

377BJ Advertising or seeking child abuse material

377BK Possession of or gaining access to child abuse material

377BL Exploitation by abusive material of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age

377BM Defences to offences relating to intimate image or recording and voyeurism

377BN Defences to child abuse material offences

377BO Child abuse material offences outside or partially outside Singapore

377C Interpretation of sections 375 to 377BO (sexual offences)

377CA Meaning of exploitative relationship

377CB Consent given under misconception in sexual offences

377D Mistake as to age in sexual offences

Chapter 17 — Offences against property

Theft

378 Theft

379 Punishment for theft

379A Punishment for theft of a motor vehicle

380 Theft in dwelling house, etc.

381 Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master

382 Theft after preparation made for causing death or hurt in order to commit theft

Extortion

383 Extortion

384 Punishment for extortion

385 Putting person in fear of harm in order to commit extortion

386 Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt

387 Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion

388 Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, or imprisonment, etc.

389 Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion

Robbery and gang-robbery

390 Robbery

391 Gang-robbery

392 Punishment for robbery

393 Attempt to commit robbery

394 Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery

395 Punishment for gang-robbery

396 Gang-robbery with murder

397 Robbery when armed or with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt

[There is no section 398.]

399 Making preparation to commit gang-robbery

400 Punishment for belonging to gang-robbers

401 Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves

402 Assembling for purpose of committing gang-robbery

Criminal misappropriation of property

403 Dishonest misappropriation of property

404 Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by a deceased person at the time of his death

Criminal breach of trust

405 Criminal breach of trust

406 Punishment of criminal breach of trust

407 Criminal breach of trust of property entrusted for purposes of transportation or storage

408 Criminal breach of trust by employees

409 Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant, agent, director, officer, partner, key executive or fiduciary

Receiving stolen property

410 Stolen property

411 Receiving stolen property

412 Receiving property stolen in the commission of a gang-robbery

413 Habitually dealing in stolen property

414 Assisting in concealment or disposal of stolen property

Cheating

415 Cheating

416 Cheating by personation

416A Illegally obtained personal information

417 Punishment for cheating

418 Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may be thereby caused to a person whose interest the offender is bound to protect

419 Punishment for cheating by personation

420 Cheating and dishonestly inducing a delivery of property

420A Obtaining services dishonestly or fraudulently

Fraudulent deeds and dispositions of property

421 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors

422 Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing a debt or demand due to the offender from being made available for his creditors

423 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing a false statement of consideration

424 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property or release of claim

424A Fraud by false representation, non-disclosure or abuse of position not connected with contracts for goods or services

424B Fraud by false representation, non-disclosure or abuse of position

Mischief

425 Mischief

426 Punishment for committing mischief

427 Punishment for committing mischief causing disruption to key service, etc.

428 Mischief by killing or maiming any animal

429 (Repealed)

430 (Repealed)

430A (Repealed)

431 (Repealed)

431A (Repealed)

432 (Repealed)

433 (Repealed)

434 (Repealed)

435 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage

436 Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house, etc.

437 Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tons burden

438 Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 when committed by fire or any explosive substance

439 Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.

440 Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt

Criminal trespass

441 Criminal trespass

442 House-breaking

443 (Repealed)

444 (Repealed)

445 (Repealed)

446 (Repealed)

447 Punishment for criminal trespass

448 Punishment for house-breaking

449 House-breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with death

450 House-breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment for life

451 House-breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment

452 House-breaking after preparation made for causing hurt, etc.

453 Possession of house-breaking implements or offensive weapons

454 (Repealed)

455 (Repealed)

456 (Repealed)

457 (Repealed)

458 (Repealed)

458A Punishment for subsequent offence under section 449, 450, 451 or 452

459 Grievous hurt caused while committing house-breaking

460 House-breaking when death or grievous hurt caused

461 Dishonestly breaking open any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain property

462 Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody

Chapter 18 — Offences relating to documents or electronic records, false instruments, and to currency and bank notes

463 Forgery

464 Making a false document or false electronic record

465 Punishment for forgery

466 Forgery of a record of a court of justice, or a public register of births, etc.

467 Forgery of a valuable security or will

468 Forgery for the purpose of cheating

469 Forgery for the purpose of harming the reputation of any person

470 "A forged document" or "a forged electronic record"

471 Using as genuine a forged document or forged electronic record

472 Making or possessing a counterfeit seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under section 467

473 Making or possessing a counterfeit seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable otherwise

473A Making or possessing equipment for making a false instrument

473B Making or possessing equipment for making a false instrument with intent to induce prejudice

473C Meaning of "prejudice" and "induce"

474 Having possession of certain document or electronic record known to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine

475 Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

476 Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents or electronic records other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

477 Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of a will

477A Falsification of accounts

[There are no sections 478 to 489.]

Currency and bank notes

489A Forging or counterfeiting currency or bank notes

489B Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency or bank notes

489C Possession of forged or counterfeit currency or bank notes

489D Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency or bank notes

489E Abetting in Singapore counterfeiting of currency out of Singapore

489F Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of any coin

489G Altering appearance of currency with intent that it shall pass as currency of different description

489H Delivery to another of altered currency

489I Possession of altered currency

[There is no Chapter 19.]

Chapter 20

493 (Repealed)

494 (Repealed)

495 (Repealed)

496 (Repealed)

[There is no section 497.]

498 (Repealed)

Chapter 21 — Defamation

499 Defamation

500 Punishment for defamation

501 Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory

502 Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter

Chapter 22 — Criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance

503 Criminal intimidation

504 Intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace

505 Statements conducing to public mischief

506 Punishment for criminal intimidation

507 Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication

508 (Repealed)

509 (Repealed)

510 (Repealed)

Chapter 23 — Attempts to commit offences

511 Attempt to commit offence

512 Punishment for attempting to commit offences

Legislative History

Abbreviations

Comparative Table

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