Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Amendment of Criminal Procedure Code
Schedule A to the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68, 1985 Ed.) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the entries relating to Penal Code section 130, the following new chapter and the entries relating thereto:“CHAPTER VIA — PIRACY12345678Penal Code SectionOffenceWhether the police may ordinarily arrest without warrant or notWhether a warrant or a summons shall ordinarily issue in the first instanceWhether bailable of right or notWhether compoundable or notMaximum punishment under the Penal CodeBy what court triable besides the High Court130BPiracyMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableNot compoundableImprisonment for life and caning 130BPiracy, and while committing or attempting to commit piracy, commits murder or attempts to murder, or does any act likely to endanger the life of another personDittoDittoDittoDittoDeath 130CPiractical actsDittoDittoDittoDittoImprisonment for 10 years and caning ”; and
by inserting, immediately after the entries relating to Penal Code section 151, the following entries:“151AMaking, printing, possessing, posting, distributing, or having under control any document containing any incitement to violence or counselling disobedience to the law or to any lawful order of a public servant or likely to lead to any breach of peaceMay arrest without warrantWarrantNot bailableNot compoundableImprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or bothMagistrate’s Court or District Court.”.