Clause 104
Amendment of section 511
of Penal Code (Amendment) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 104 of 109
Clause 104
Section 511 of the Penal Code is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “Whoever” in the 1st line and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (2), whoever”;
(b)
by deleting the colon at the end of the 9th line and substituting a full-stop;
(c)
by deleting the proviso; and
(d)
by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) The longest term of imprisonment that may be imposed under subsection (1) shall not exceed —
(a)
15 years where such attempt is in relation to an offence punishable with imprisonment for life; or
(b)
one-half of the longest term provided for the offence in any other case.”.