Singapore legislation
Section 11
Section 11
Sentences
(1)
The High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law provided that in no case shall the 3 punishments of imprisonment, fine and caning be inflicted on any person for the same offence.
(2)
When a person having been convicted whether in Singapore or elsewhere of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards is convicted of any other offence also punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards, the High Court may, in addition to any other punishment to which it may sentence him, direct that he shall be subject to the supervision of the police for a period of not more than 3 years commencing immediately after the expiration of the sentence passed on him for the last of those offences.
(3)
A District Court may pass any of the following sentences:
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years;
fine not exceeding $10,000;
caning up to 12 strokes;
any lawful sentence combining any of the sentences which it is authorised by law to pass;
reformative training:Provided that where a District Court has convicted any person and it appears that by reason of any previous conviction or of his antecedents, a punishment in excess of that prescribed in this subsection should be awarded, then the District Court may sentence that person to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and shall record its reason for so doing.
(4)
When a person having been convicted whether in Singapore or elsewhere of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards is convicted of any other offence also punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards, a District Court may, in addition to any other punishment to which it may sentence him, direct that he shall be subject to the supervision of the police for a period of not more than 2 years, commencing immediately after the expiration of the sentence passed on him for the last of such offences.
(5)
A Magistrate’s Court may pass any of the following sentences:
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years;
fine not exceeding $2,000;
caning up to 6 strokes;
any lawful sentence combining any of the sentences which it is authorised by law to pass:Provided that where a Magistrate’s Court has convicted any person and it appears that, by reason of any previous conviction or of his antecedents, a punishment in excess of that prescribed by this subsection should be awarded, then the Magistrate’s Court may award the full punishment authorised by law for the offence for which that person has been convicted and shall record its reason for so doing.
(6)
When a person having been convicted whether in Singapore or elsewhere of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards is convicted of any other offence also punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards, a Magistrate’s Court may, in addition to any other punishment to which it may sentence him, direct that he shall be subject to the supervision of the police for a period of not more than one year commencing immediately after the expiration of the sentence passed on him for the last of such offences.
(7)
Notwithstanding anything in this Code where by any law for the time being in force jurisdiction is given to a District Court or Magistrate’s Court to award punishment for any offence in excess of the power prescribed by this section for a District Court or Magistrate’s Court respectively the District Court or Magistrate’s Court may award the full punishment authorised by that law.