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More than 400 people were executed in Singapore, mostly for drug trafficking, between 1991 and 2004. Statistically, Singapore has one of the highest execution rates in the world relative to its population. [1] Science fiction writer William Gibson famously described Singapore as "Disneyland with the death penalty".
The Penal Code [38] states the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating, and also sets out general principles of criminal law in Singapore. The Sale of Goods Act, [39] an English Act made applicable to Singapore by the Application of English Law Act, sets out legal rules relating to the sale and ...
The Act creates rebuttable presumptions that every document purporting to be a subversive document is of that nature until the contrary is proved; [30] and that a person who made, was carrying or had in his possession or under his control a subversive document is deemed to have known the nature and contents of the document. [31]
The Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) of Singapore is a statute that grants the executive power to enforce preventive detention, prevent subversion, suppress organized violence against persons and property, and do other things incidental to the internal security of Singapore.
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 Singapore Police Force receives the highest budget allocation annually as compared to the various departments of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), typically accounting for about 50% of its annual budget. For the fiscal year of 2013 (for the year beginning 1 April 2013), S$3.89 billion was budgeted to the MHA, of which 47.8% or S$1.86 ...
Registration of Criminals (Amendment) Act 2016; Singapore Workforce Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2016; SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016; Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2016; Supply Act 2016; Telecommunications (Amendment) Act 2016; Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) (Amendment) Act 2016; Women's Charter (Amendment ...
A Singaporean police vehicle. In Singapore, law enforcement is principally led by the Singapore Police Force (SPF), and supported by other agencies including the Singapore Prison Service, Central Narcotics Bureau, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, Internal Security Department, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, and Singapore Customs ...