Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Amendment of section 85
Section 85 of the Penal Code is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “(whether wrong by the ordinary standards of reasonable and honest persons or wrong as contrary to law)” in subsection (2)(b); and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) Subsection (2)(b) only applies if the person charged, at the time of the act or omission complained of, did not know that the act or omission —
(a)
was wrong by the ordinary standards of reasonable and honest persons; and
(b)
was wrong as contrary to law.”.