| Penal Code (Amendment) Bill |
Bill No. 54/1973
| Read the first time on 28th August 1973. |
| An Act to amend the Penal Code (Chapter 103 of the Revised Edition). |
| Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: — |
| Short title and commencement |
| 1. This Act may be cited as the Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1973 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. |
| Amendment of section 147 |
| 2. Section 147 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the expression “two years, or with fine, or with both” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “five years and shall also be liable to caning”. |
| Amendment of section 148 |
| 3. Section 148 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the expression “three years, or with fine, or with both” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “seven years and shall also be liable to caning”. |
| Amendment of section 152 |
| 4. Section 152 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the word “three” appearing in the last line thereof and substituting therefor the word “six”. |
| Amendment of section 304 |
| 5. Paragraph (a) of section 304 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “fine” appearing in the third line thereof the words “or to caning”. |
| Amendment of section 307 |
| 6. Subsection (1) of section 307 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “mentioned” appearing at the end thereof the words “and shall also be liable to caning”. |
| Amendment of section 324 |
| 7. Section 324 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the word “three” appearing in the tenth line thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”. |
| Amendment of section 325 |
| 8. Section 325 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “fine” appearing at the end thereof the words “or to caning”. |
| Amendment of section 331 |
| 9. Section 331 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “fine” appearing at the end thereof the words “or to caning”. |
| Amendment of section 332 |
| 10. Section 332 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the expression “three years, or with fine, or with both” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the expression “five years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any two of such punishments”. |
| Amendment of section 333 |
| 11. Section 333 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “fine” appearing at the end thereof the words “or to caning”. |
| Amendment of section 382 |
| 12. Section 382 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than three strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 385 |
| 13. Section 385 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the word “two” appearing in the fourth line thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”. |
| Repeal and re-enactment of section 392 |
14. Section 392 of the Penal Code is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —
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| Amendment of section 393 |
| 15. Section 393 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than four strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 394 |
| 16. Section 394 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than six strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 395 |
| 17. Section 395 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than six strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 396 |
| 18. Section 396 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than ten strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 397 |
| 19. Section 397 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to be caned” appearing in the fifth line thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than ten strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 399 |
| 20. Section 399 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than six strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 400 |
| 21. Section 400 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than six strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 401 |
| 22. Section 401 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than four strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 402 |
| 23. Section 402 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than four strokes”. |
| Amendment of section 411 |
| 24. Section 411 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the word “three” appearing in the fourth line thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”. |