| Penal Code 1871 | |
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| Governor of the Straits Settlements with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council | |
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| Citation | Ordinance No. 4 of 1871 (Straits Settlements); now Penal Code 1871 (2020 Revised Edition) |
| Enacted by | Governor of the Straits Settlements with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council |
| Enacted | 1871 Indian Penal Code |
| Commenced | 16 September 1872 |
| Amended by | |
| Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 51 of 2007) Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 32 of 2012) Criminal Law Reform Act 2019 (No. 15 of 2019) | |
The Penal Code 1871 sets out general principles[1] of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of general criminal offences such as assault, criminal intimidation, mischief, grievous hurt, theft, extortion, sex crimes and cheating.[2] The Penal Code does not define and list exhaustively all the criminal offences applicable in Singapore – a large number of these are created by other statutes such as the Arms Offences Act,[3] Kidnapping Act,[4] Misuse of Drugs Act[5] and Vandalism Act.[6]
- ^ Woon, Walter (29 September 2017). "The public prosecutor, politics and the rule of law | the Straits Times". The Straits Times.
- ^ Cap. 224, 2008 Rev. Ed..
- ^ Cap. 14, 2008 Rev. Ed..
- ^ Cap. 151, 1999 Rev. Ed..
- ^ Cap. 185, 2008 Rev. Ed..
- ^ Cap. 341, 2014 Rev. Ed..