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SGP-2007-L-78411
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 51 of 2007).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Singapore
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2007-11-06
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Makes numerous amendments to the Penal Code (Cap. 224 of the 1985 Revised Edition). Amendments include, inter alia, changing the definition of life imprisonment to mean "imprisonment for the duration of a persons natural life"; enhancing penalties for racially or religiously aggravated offences (article 74); insertion of a new Chapter VIB concerning genocide; and replacing sections 375 to 376D with new sections concerning sexual offences, including prostitution and sex with a minor. Schedule A includes a tabular statement of offences under the Penal Code.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1871 (SGP-1871-L-67824)
Penal Code (Cap. 224).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Bill on-line
Author
Parliament of Singapore
URL
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/Publications/070038.pdf
Serial region
Serial title
Government Gazette, Acts Supplement
Date
2008-02-01
Number
No. 2
Page range
257 pages