Singapore legislation

Clause 19

Amendment of the Vagrancy Ordinance

The Vagrancy Ordinance (Cap. 125) is hereby amended as follows: —

(a)

by substituting a full-stop for the semi-colon appearing at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 2 thereof;

(b)

by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 2 thereof;

(c)

by substituting a comma for the semi-colon appearing at the end of paragraph (b) of section 3 thereof;

(d)

by deleting paragraph (c) of section 3 thereof and the expression “, and in addition to or in substitution of such punishment may be sent to a house of detention” appearing at the end of the said section;

(e)

by deleting paragraphs (c) and (f) of section 4 thereof and the expression “, and, in addition to, or in substitution of, such punishment, to be sent to a house of detention” appearing at the end of the said section;

(f)

by deleting the whole of Part II comprising sections 9 to 22 inclusive thereof; and

(g)

by deleting the Schedule thereto.

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