Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 9/1966

Read the first time on 23rd February 1966.

An Act to amend the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Ordinance, 1958, of Malaysia (No. 43 of 1958).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Act, 1966.

Amendment of section 2

2. Section 2 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Ordinance, 1958, of Malaysia (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the marginal note “F.M.S. Cap. 45.” to the definition of “hurt” appearing therein and substituting therefor the expression “Cap. 119.”; and
(b)	by deleting the definition of “Minister” appearing therein.

Amendment of section 3

3. Section 3 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the expression “three years, and to whipping” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “ten years and to caning”.

Amendment of section 4

4. Section 4 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the expression “a term not exceeding seven years, and to whipping” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “life and to caning”.

Amendment of section 6

5. Section 6 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the expression “two years, and to whipping” appearing at the end of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the words “three years and to caning”; and

(b)

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —

“(a)	by a member of the armed forces or of the police force or of any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore under the provisions of any law relating to visiting forces; or”.

Amendment of section 6A

6. Subsection (1) of section 6A of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)	by deleting the expression “two years, or to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars” appearing therein and substituting therefor the words “three years or to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “three years” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “seven years”.

Amendment of section 9

7. Section 9 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the marginal note “F.M.S. Cap. 6.” thereto and substituting therefor the expression “Cap. 132.”.

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