Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Amendment of section 79A
Section 79A of the Penal Code is amended —
(a)
by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) To avoid doubt, where a person alleges a mistake of law or ignorance of the law that may negate the fault element of the offence that the person is charged with, the prosecution must prove the fault element in order to establish liability under the offence.”; and
(b)
by deleting the Illustration.