Singapore legislation

Clause 53

of Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 53

Amendment of section 377C

In the Penal Code 1871, in section 377C(1) —

(a)

in the definition of “child abuse material”, after “following”, insert “(whether or not any child was involved in the production of the material)”; and

(b)

replace the second definition of “image” with —“ “image”, in relation to a person, means —

(a)

an image of a human being who is not fictional or imaginary (whether identifiable or not); or

(b)

an image of a fictional or imaginary human being that so closely resembles an image of a human being who is not fictional or imaginary (whether identifiable or not) as to make it difficult for an ordinary person to distinguish the firstmentioned image from an image of a human being who is not fictional or imaginary;”.

Clause 53 — Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill