Singapore legislation
Section 74E
Section 74E
Application of enhanced penalties
(1)
Where 2 or more of the sections from amongst sections 73 to 74D are applicable to enhance the punishment for an offence from that which the offender would otherwise have been liable for —
the punishment for the same offence shall not be enhanced by the application of more than one of those sections; and
the court may determine which section should apply to enhance the punishment.
(2)
Where any punishment prescribed for an offence is —
a specified minimum sentence or a mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment or caning, section 73, 74, 74A, 74B, 74C or 74D does not apply to enhance such punishment; and
a sentence of caning, section 73, 74, 74A, 74B, 74C or 74D does not apply to enhance the maximum number of strokes of the cane that may be imposed.