Singapore legislation

Clause 64

of Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 64

Amendment of section 420

In the Penal Code 1871, in section 420 —

(a)

renumber the section as subsection (1) of that section;

(b)

in subsection (1), after “fine”, insert “or to caning or to both”; and

(c)

after subsection (1), insert —“(2) Whoever cheats by remote communication and thereby dishonestly induces any of the acts mentioned in subsection (1) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years and with caning with not less than 6 strokes, and shall also be liable to fine.”.

Clause 64 — Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill