Singapore legislation

Section 50ZC

of Prisons Act 1933

Section 50ZC

Application

Amended by1/20141/2014

(1)

This Division applies to a prisoner —

(a)

convicted before, on or after 1 July 2014;

(b)

whose sentence of imprisonment does not include a sentence of life imprisonment for an offence committed on or after 21 August 1997; and

(c)

whose sentence of imprisonment includes a term of imprisonment (not including a default sentence) imposed for an offence committed before 1 July 2014.

Amended by1/2014

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1) and this Division, a sentence of life imprisonment imposed for an offence committed before 21 August 1997 is deemed to be a sentence of imprisonment for a term of 20 years.

Amended by1/2014