Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of section 17

Section 17 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the proviso thereto and substituting therefor the following: —“Provided that if the case is tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court the aggregate punishment shall not exceed twice the amount of punishment which such Court in the exercise of its ordinary jurisdiction is competent to inflict.”.