Singapore legislation
Clause 14
Clause 14
Amendment of section 396
Section 396 of the Penal Code is amended by deleting the words “or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and where the punishment is not death, shall also be punished with caning with not less than ten strokes” and substituting the words “and if he is not sentenced to death, shall also be punished with caning with not less than 12 strokes”.