Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Penal Code (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

New section 31A

The Penal Code is amended by inserting, immediately after section 31, the following section:““Die” and “instrument”31A. For the purposes of Chapters XII and XVIII —“die” includes any plate, type, tool, chop or implement and also any part of any die, plate, type, tool, chop or implement, and any stamp or impression thereof or any part of such stamp or impression;“instrument” includes any document whether of a formal or an informal nature, any postage stamp or revenue stamp, any seal or die, and any disc, card, tape, microchip, sound-track or other device on or in which information is recorded or stored by mechanical, electronic, optical or other means.”.