Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Repeal and re-enactment of section 22 and new section 22A
Section 22 of the Penal Code is repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:““Property”
22. In this Code —“immovable property” means land, benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth;“movable property” includes property of every description, except immovable property;“property” means money and all other property, movable or immovable, including things in action, other intangible or incorporeal property and virtual currency;“virtual currency” means a digital representation of value in money or money’s worth that can be digitally traded and functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account or store of value, regardless of whether it is legal tender in any country or territory including Singapore.IllustrationWritings, relating to real or personal property or rights, are movable property.“Fault element” and “physical element”22A.—
A fault element of an offence refers to any state of mind, proof of which is needed to establish liability under that offence, including but not limited to intention, wilfulness, knowledge, rashness and negligence.(2) A physical element of an offence refers to any fact, proof of which is needed to establish liability under that offence, and that is not a fault element of that offence.”.