Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of Penal Code (Amendment) Bill

Clause 12

Amendment of section 394

Section 394 of the Penal Code is amended by deleting the words “life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be punished with caning with not less than six strokes” and substituting the words “a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 12 strokes”.