LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Penal Code 1871

 

This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act.
1.  
Ordinance IV of 1871—The Penal Code
Bill
:
Information not available
First Reading
:
19 July 1871
Second Reading
:
8 August 1871
Notice of Amendments
:
9 August 1871
Third Reading
:
9 August 1871
Commencement
:
16 September 1872
2.  
Ordinance III of 1872—Penal Code Amendment Ordinance, 1872
Bill
:
Information not available
First Reading
:
15 August 1872
Second Reading
:
20 August 1872
Notice of Amendments
:
Third Reading
:
22 August 1872
Commencement
:
16 September 1872
3.  
Ordinance III of 1882—Penal Code Amendment Ordinance, 1882
Bill
:
G.N. No. 48/1882
First Reading
:
31 January 1882
Second Reading
:
16 February 1882
Third Reading
:
28 February 1882
Commencement
:
28 February 1882
4.  
Ordinance II of 1883—The Penal Code Amendment Ordinance, 1883
Bill
:
G.N. No. 100/1883
First Reading
:
28 February 1883
Second and Third Readings
:
14 March 1883
Commencement
:
14 March 1883
5.  
Ordinance XVI of 1891—The Penal Code Amendment Ordinance 1891
Bill
:
G.N. No. 268/1891
First Reading
:
15 October 1891
Second Reading
:
5 November 1891
Notice of Amendments
:
5 November 1891
Third Reading
:
12 November 1891
Commencement
:
12 November 1891
6.  
Ordinance XXI of 1900—The Criminal Procedure Code 1900
(Amendments made by section 435 read with Schedule V to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 194/1900
First Reading
:
27 February 1900
Second Reading
:
3 April 1900
Notice of Amendments
:
23 October 1900
Third Reading
:
6 November 1900
Commencement
:
1 January 1902 (section 435 read with Schedule V)
7.  
Ordinance XII of 1902—The Penal Code Amendment Ordinance 1902
Bill
:
G.N. No. 415/1902
First Reading
:
15 April 1902
Second Reading
:
22 April 1902
Notice of Amendments
:
6 May 1902
Third Reading
:
16 May 1902
Commencement
:
16 May 1902
8.  
Ordinance XXXV of 1902—The Penal Code Amendment Ordinance No. II 1902
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1405/1902
First Reading
:
7 November 1902
Second Reading
:
14 November 1902
Third Reading
:
28 November 1902
Commencement
:
28 November 1902
9.  
Ordinance XXIII of 1907—The Penal Code Amendment Ordinance 1907
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1072/1907
First Reading
:
18 October 1907
Second Reading
:
15 November 1907
Third Reading
:
29 November 1907
Commencement
:
29 November 1907
10.  
Ordinance 10 of 1917—Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 1917
(Amendments made by sections 2 to 10 and section 34 read with the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1571/1916
First Reading
:
8 January 1917
Second Reading
:
20 March 1917
Notice of Amendments
:
20 March 1917
Third Reading
:
26 March 1917
Commencement
:
3 April 1917 (sections 2 to 10 and section 34 read with the Schedule)
11.  
Ordinance 19 of 1918—Criminal Law (Currency Notes Forgery) Ordinance, 1918
(Amendments made by sections 2 and 3 of the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 815/1918
First Reading
:
1 July 1918
Second Reading
:
29 July 1918
Notice of Amendments
:
29 July 1918
Third Reading
:
29 July 1918
Commencement
:
1 August 1918 (sections 2 and 3)
12.  
Ordinance 25 of 1919—Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1919
(Amendments made by sections 2 to 11 of the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 578/1919
First Reading
:
28 April 1919
Second Reading
:
12 May 1919
Notice of Amendments
:
16 June 1919
Third Reading
:
16 June 1919
Commencement
:
24 June 1919 (sections 2 to 11)
13.  
Ordinance 6 of 1920—Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1920
(Amendments made by sections 2 to 5 of the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1789/1919
First Reading
:
19 December 1919
Second Reading
:
19 January 1920
Third Reading
:
8 March 1920
Commencement
:
17 March 1920 (sections 2 to 5)
14.  
1920 Revised Edition—The Penal Code (Ordinance No. 14)
Operation
:
28 November 1921
15.  
Ordinance 26 of 1921—Statute Laws (Revised Edition) Operation Ordinance, 1921
(Amendments made by section 3(a) read with Schedule B to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1854/1921
First and Second Readings
:
22 November 1921
Notice of Amendments
:
22 November 1921
Third Reading
:
22 November 1921
Commencement
:
28 November 1921 (section 3(a) read with Schedule B)
16.  
Ordinance 32 of 1922—Statute Laws (Revised Edition) Amendment Ordinance, 1922
(Amendments made by section 12(1) read with the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1158/1922
First Reading
:
14 August 1922
Second Reading
:
11 September 1922
Notice of Amendments
:
23 October 1922
Third Reading
:
23 October 1922
Commencement
:
28 November 1921 (section 12(1) read with the Schedule)
17.  
Ordinance 25 of 1923—Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1923
(Amendments made by section 2 of the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1862/1923
First and Second Readings
:
17 December 1923
Notice of Amendments
:
17 December 1923
Third Reading
:
17 December 1923
Commencement
:
31 December 1923 (section 2)
18.  
1926 Revised Edition—The Penal Code (Ordinance No. 14)
Operation
:
1 August 1926
19.  
Ordinance 32 of 1926—The Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1926
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1151/1926
First Reading
:
12 July 1926
Second Reading
:
6 September 1926
Notice of Amendments
:
13 December 1926
Third Reading
:
13 December 1926
Commencement
:
16 December 1926
20.  
Ordinance 35 of 1933—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1933
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1867/1933
First Reading
:
2 October 1933
Second Reading
:
25 October 1933
Notice of Amendments
:
4 December 1933
Third Reading
:
4 December 1933
Commencement
:
22 January 1934
21.  
Ordinance 4 of 1934—The Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1934
Bill
:
G.N. No. 245/1934
First and Second Readings
:
12 February 1934
Notice of Amendments
:
12 February 1934
Third Reading
:
12 February 1934
Commencement
:
14 February 1934
22.  
Ordinance 36 of 1934—The Penal Code (Amendment No. 2) Ordinance, 1934
Bill
:
G.N. No. 2016/1934
First Reading
:
24 September 1934
Second and Third Readings
:
17 October 1934
Commencement
:
2 November 1934
23.  
Ordinance 2 of 1935—The Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1935
Bill
:
G.N. No. 2734/1934
First Reading
:
3 December 1934
Second and Third Readings
:
18 February 1935
Commencement
:
3 March 1935
24.  
Ordinance 16 of 1935—Penal Code (Amendment No. 2) Ordinance, 1935
Bill
:
G.N. No. 301/1935
First Reading
:
18 February 1935
Second Reading
:
15 April 1935
Notice of Amendments
:
15 April 1935
Third Reading
:
15 April 1935
Commencement
:
8 May 1935
25.  
Ordinance 63 of 1935—Statute Law Revision Ordinance, 1935
(Amendments made by section 2 read with item (b) of the First Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 3043/1935
First Reading
:
20 November 1935
Second Reading
:
9 December 1935
Notice of Amendments
:
9 December 1935
Third Reading
:
9 December 1935
Commencement
:
31 December 1935 (section 2 read with item (b) of the First Schedule)
26.  
1936 Revised Edition—Penal Code (Chapter 20)
Operation
:
1 September 1936
27.  
Ordinance 13 of 1936—The Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1936
Bill
:
G.N. No. 2087/1936
First Reading
:
24 August 1936
Second Reading
:
26 October 1936
Notice of Amendments
:
26 October 1936
Third Reading
:
26 October 1936
Commencement
:
10 November 1936
28.  
Ordinance 8 of 1937—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1937
Bill
:
G.N. No. 551/1937
First Reading
:
26 April 1937
Second Reading
:
14 June 1937
Notice of Amendments
:
14 June 1937
Third Reading
:
14 June 1937
Commencement
:
25 June 1937
29.  
Ordinance 12 of 1938—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1938
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1174/1938
First Reading
:
25 April 1938
Second Reading
:
13 June 1938
Notice of Amendments
:
13 June 1938
Third Reading
:
13 June 1938
Commencement
:
2 July 1938
30.  
Ordinance 18 of 1938—Sedition Ordinance, 1938
(Amendments made by section 10 of the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1666/1938
First Reading
:
13 June 1938
Second Reading
:
29 August 1938
Notice of Amendments
:
29 August 1938
Third Reading
:
29 August 1938
Commencement
:
14 September 1938 (section 10)
31.  
Ordinance 11 of 1939—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1939
Bill
:
G.N. No. 523/1939
First Reading
:
27 February 1939
Second and Third Readings
:
24 April 1939
Commencement
:
12 May 1939
32.  
Ordinance 12 of 1941—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1941
Bill
:
Information not available
First Reading
:
3 February 1941
Second and Third Readings
:
28 April 1941
Commencement
:
17 May 1941
33.  
Ordinance 16 of 1949—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1949
Bill
:
G.N. No. S 173/1949
First Reading
:
12 April 1949
Second and Third Readings
:
17 May 1949
Commencement
:
25 May 1949
34.  
Ordinance 38 of 1950—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1950
Bill
:
G.N. No. S 410/1950
First Reading
:
19 September 1950
Second and Third Readings
:
13 October 1950
Commencement
:
23 October 1950
35.  
Ordinance 13 of 1952—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1952
Bill
:
13/1952
First Reading
:
18 March 1952
Second and Third Readings
:
17 April 1952
Commencement
:
28 April 1952
36.  
Ordinance 20 of 1954—Criminal Justice (Punishment — Amendment) Ordinance, 1954
(Amendments made by section 4 and section 3 read with Part I of the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
28/1954
First Reading
:
17 August 1954
Second Reading
:
21 September 1954
Third Reading
:
12 October 1954
Commencement
:
18 December 1954 (section 4 and section 3 read with Part I of the Schedule)
37.  
Ordinance 37 of 1952—Law Revision (Penalties Amendment) Ordinance, 1952
(Amendments made by section 2 read with item 2 of the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
32/1952
First Reading
:
16 September 1952
Second and Third Readings
:
14 October 1952
Commencement
:
30 April 1955 (section 2 read with item 2 of the Schedule)
38.  
Ordinance 27 of 1955—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1955
Bill
:
11/1955
First Reading
:
18 August 1955
Second Reading
:
22 September 1955
Third Reading
:
12 October 1955
Commencement
:
21 October 1955
39.  
1955 Revised Edition—Penal Code (Chapter 119)
Operation
:
1 July 1956
40.  
Ordinance 5 of 1958—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1958
Bill
:
Information not available
First Reading
:
22 April 1958
Second Reading
:
23 April 1958
Notice of Amendments
:
23 April 1958
Third Reading
:
23 April 1958
Commencement
:
2 May 1958
41.  
G.N. No. S 223/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) Order, 1959
Commencement
:
3 June 1959
42.  
Ordinance 38 of 1959—Laws of Singapore (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance, 1959
(Amendments made by section 8 of the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
215/1959
First Reading
:
3 March 1959
Second Reading
:
18 March 1959
Notice of Amendments
:
18 March 1959
Third Reading
:
18 March 1959
Commencement
:
3 June 1959 (section 8)
43.  
G.N. No. S (N.S.) 67/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 2) Order, 1959
Commencement
:
21 August 1959
44.  
Ordinance 55 of 1959—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959
Bill
:
15/1959
First Reading
:
13 August 1959
Second and Third Readings
:
2 September 1959
Commencement
:
11 September 1959
45.  
G.N. No. S (N.S.) 178/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 4) Order, 1959
Commencement
:
20 November 1959
46.  
G.N. No. S (N.S.) 179/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 5) Order, 1959
Commencement
:
20 November 1959
47.  
Ordinance 34 of 1960—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960
Bill
:
77/1960
First Reading
:
6 April 1960
Second Reading
:
13 May 1960
Notice of Amendments
:
13 May 1960
Third Reading
:
13 May 1960
Commencement
:
20 May 1960
48.  
Ordinance 16 of 1961—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961
Bill
:
138/1961
First Reading
:
26 April 1961
Second and Third Readings
:
24 May 1961
Commencement
:
2 June 1961
49.  
L.N. 375/1964 (G.N. Sp. No. S 196/1964)—Modification of Laws (Penal Code) (Borneo States and Singapore) Order, 1964
Commencement
:
12 November 1964
50.  
Act 14 of 1969—Statute Law Revision Act, 1969
(Amendments made by section 2 read with the First Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
22/1969
First Reading
:
15 October 1969
Second Reading
:
22 December 1969
Notice of Amendments
:
22 December 1969
Third Reading
:
22 December 1969
Commencement
:
2 January 1970 (section 2 read with the First Schedule)
51.  
Act 25 of 1969—Abortion Act, 1969
(Amendments made by section 14 of the above Act)
Bill
:
40/1968
First Reading
:
3 December 1968
Second Reading
:
8 April 1969
Select Committee Report
:
Parl. 6 of 1969
Third Reading
:
29 December 1969
Commencement
:
20 March 1970 (section 14)
52.  
1970 Revised Edition—Penal Code (Chapter 103)
Operation
:
15 April 1971
53.  
Act 21 of 1973—Statutes of the Republic of Singapore (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1973
(Amendments made by section 2 read with the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
16/1973
First Reading
:
7 March 1973
Second and Third Readings
:
20 March 1973
Commencement
:
6 April 1973 (section 2 read with the Schedule)
54.  
Act 62 of 1973—Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1973
Bill
:
54/1973
First Reading
:
28 August 1973
Second and Third Readings
:
30 November 1973
Commencement
:
8 February 1974
55.  
Act 32 of 1980—Abortion (Amendment) Act, 1980
(Amendments made by section 9 of the above Act)
Bill
:
20/1980
First Reading
:
31 October 1980
Second and Third Readings
:
28 November 1980
Commencement
:
9 January 1981 (section 9)
56.  
Act 23 of 1984—Penal Code (Amendment) Act 1984
Bill
:
16/1984
First Reading
:
29 June 1984
Second and Third Readings
:
26 July 1984
Commencement
:
31 August 1984
57.  
1985 Revised Edition—Penal Code (Chapter 224)
Operation
:
30 March 1987
58.  
Act 35 of 1993—Application of English Law Act 1993
(Amendments made by section 7 read with paragraph 5 of the Second Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
26/1993
First Reading
:
30 August 1993
Second Reading
:
12 October 1993
Notice of Amendments
:
12 October 1993
Third Schedule
:
12 October 1993
Commencement
:
12 November 1993 (section 7 read with paragraph 5 of the Second Schedule)
59.  
Act 18 of 1998—Penal Code (Amendment) Act 1998
Bill
:
13/1998
First Reading
:
19 February 1998
Second and Third Readings
:
20 April 1998
Commencement
:
15 May 1998
60.  
Act 51 of 2007—Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
Bill
:
38/2007
First Reading
:
17 September 2007
Second Reading
:
22 October 2007
Third Reading
:
23 October 2007
Commencement
:
1 February 2008
61.  
2008 Revised Edition—Penal Code
Date of operation
:
30 November 2008
62.  
G.N. No. S 340/2012—Revised Edition of the Laws (Rectification) Order 2012
Operation
:
30 November 2008
63.  
Act 19 of 2010—Hostage-Taking Act 2010
(Amendments made by section 16 of the above Act)
Bill
:
13/2010
First Reading
:
19 July 2010
Second and Third Readings
:
16 August 2010
Commencement
:
21 November 2010 (section 16)
64.  
Act 15 of 2010—Criminal Procedure Code 2010
(Amendments made by section 430 read with item 74 of the Sixth Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
11/2010
First Reading
:
26 April 2010
Second Reading
:
18 May 2010
Third Reading
:
19 May 2010
Commencement
:
2 January 2011 (section 430 read with item 74 of the Sixth Schedule)
65.  
Act 32 of 2012—Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2012
Bill
:
33/2012
First Reading
:
15 October 2012
Second and Third Readings
:
14 November 2012
Commencement
:
1 January 2013
66.  
Act 1 of 2014—Prisons (Amendment) Act 2014
(Amendments made by section 22 read with item 7 of the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
22/2013
First Reading
:
11 November 2013
Second Reading
:
20 January 2014
Notice of Amendments
:
21 January 2014
Third Reading
:
21 January 2014
Commencement
:
1 July 2014 (section 22 read with item 7 of the Schedule)
67.  
Act 5 of 2015—Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015
(Amendments made by section 38(8) of the above Act)
Bill
:
1/2015
First Reading
:
19 January 2015
Second and Third Readings
:
30 January 2015
Commencement
:
1 April 2015 (section 38(8))
68.  
Act 19 of 2016—Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016
(Amendments made by section 42 of the above Act)
Bill
:
23/2016
First Reading
:
11 July 2016
Second and Third Readings
:
15 August 2016
Commencement
:
1 October 2017 (section 42)
69.  
Act 27 of 2018—Vulnerable Adults Act 2018
(Amendments made by section 40 of the above Act)
Bill
:
20/2018
First Reading
:
20 March 2018
Second and Third Readings
:
18 May 2018
Commencement
:
19 December 2018 (section 40)
70.  
Act 2 of 2020—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020
(Amendments made by section 5 of the above Act)
Bill
:
36/2019
First Reading
:
4 November 2019
Second Reading
:
6 January 2020
Notice of Amendments
:
6 January 2020
Third Reading
:
6 January 2020
Commencement
:
10 February 2020 (section 5)
71.  
Act 40 of 2019—Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 2019
(Amendments made by section 29(11) of the above Act)
Bill
:
32/2019
First Reading
:
7 October 2019
Second Reading
:
5 November 2019
Notice of Amendments
:
5 November 2019
Third Reading
:
5 November 2019
Commencement
:
2 January 2021 (section 29(11))
72.  
2020 Revised Edition—Penal Code 1871
Operation
:
31 December 2021
73.  
G.N. No. S 759/2022—Revised Edition of the Laws (Rectification of Acts) (No. 2) Order 2022
Operation
:
31 December 2021
Publication
:
26 December 2022
74.  
Act 33 of 2021—Judicial Service (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021
Bill
:
30/2021
First Reading
:
4 October 2021
Second and Third Readings
:
3 November 2021
Commencement
:
14 January 2022
75.  
Act 25 of 2021—Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Act 2021
Bill
:
18/2021
First Reading
:
26 July 2021
Second and Third Readings
:
14 September 2021
Commencement
:
1 April 2022
76.  
Act 23 of 2021—Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021
Date of First Reading
:
2 August 2021
(Bill No. 20/2021)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
19 September 2021
Date of commencement
:
1 March 2022
1 November 2022 (Section 3)
77.  
Act 31 of 2019—Maintenance of Religious Harmony (Amendment) Act 2019
Date of First Reading
:
2 September 2019
(Bill No. 25/2019)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
7 October 2019
Date of commencement
:
1 November 2022 (Section 17)
78.  
Act 30 of 2021—Sedition (Repeal) Act 2021
Date of First Reading
:
13 September 2021
(Bill No. 23/2021)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
5 October 2021
Date of commencement
:
2 November 2022
79.  
Act 39 of 2022—Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2022
(Amendments made by the above Act)
Bill
:
31/2022
First Reading
:
20 October 2022
Second and Third Readings
:
29 November 2022
Commencement
:
3 January 2023
80.  
Act 15 of 2019—Criminal Law Reform Act 2019
(Amendments made by Part 1 of the above Act)
Bill
:
6/2019
First Reading
:
11 February 2019
Second Reading
:
6 May 2019
Notice of Amendments
:
6 May 2019
Third Reading
:
6 May 2019
Commencement
:
1 January 2020 (Part 1 except sections 3, 8, 11, 14, 25, 26, 30 and 139)
10 February 2020 (sections 3(a), 8, 11, 14 and 30)
1 July 2020 (sections 3(b), 25 and 26)
28 July 2023 (section 139)
81.  
G. N. No. S 524/2023—Penal Code 1871 (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2023
Date of commencement
:
28 July 2023
82.  
Act 18 of 2023—Family Justice Reform Act 2023
(Amendments made by the above Act)
Bill
:
15/2023
First Reading
:
20 April 2023
Second and Third Readings
:
8 May 2023
Commencement
:
31 January 2024
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