Singapore legislation
Clause 55
Clause 55
Repeal and re-enactment of sections 183 to 188
Sections 183 to 188 of the Penal Code are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of public servant
183. A person who offers any resistance to the taking of any property by the lawful authority of any public servant, knowing or having reason to believe that the person is such public servant, shall —
in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both; or
in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000.Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
184. A person who intentionally obstructs any sale of property offered for sale by the lawful authority of any public servant as such, shall —
in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to $1,500, or with both; or
in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000.Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
185. A person who, at any sale of property held by the lawful authority of a public servant as such, purchases or bids for any property on account of the person or another person, whom the person knows to be under a legal incapacity to purchase that property at that sale, or bids for such property not intending to perform the obligations under which the person lays himself by such bidding, shall —
in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to $1,500, or with both; or
in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000.Obstructing public servant in discharge of his public functions
186. A person who voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of the public servant’s public functions, shall —
in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months, or with fine which may extend to $2,500, or with both; or
in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000.Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance187.—
A person who, being bound by law to render or furnish assistance to any public servant in the execution of the public servant’s public duty, intentionally omits to give such assistance, shall —
in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to $1,500, or with both; or
in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000.(2) If such assistance is demanded of the person mentioned in subsection (1) by a public servant legally competent to make such demand for the purposes of executing any process lawfully issued by a court, or of preventing the commission of an offence, or of suppressing a riot or an affray, or of apprehending a person charged with or guilty of an offence, or of having escaped from lawful custody, the person who is guilty of an offence under that subsection shall —
in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both; or
in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000.Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant188.—
A person who, knowing that by an order promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order the person is directed to abstain from a certain act, or to take certain order with certain property in the person’s possession or under the person’s management, disobeys such direction, shall, if such disobedience causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury, or risk of obstruction, annoyance or injury, to any person lawfully employed —
in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to $1,500, or with both; or
in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000.(2) If such disobedience mentioned in subsection (1) causes or tends to cause danger to human life, health or safety, or causes or tends to cause a riot or an affray, the person who is guilty of an offence under that subsection shall —
in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both; or
in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000. Explanation.—It is not necessary that the offender should intend to produce harm, or contemplate his disobedience as likely to produce harm. It is sufficient that he knows of the order which he disobeys, and that his disobedience produces, or is likely to produce, harm.Illustration An order is promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, directing that a religious procession must not pass down a certain street. A knowingly disobeys the order, and thereby causes danger of riot. A has committed the offence defined in this section.”.