Singapore legislation

Clause 53

of Penal Code (Amendment) Bill

Clause 53

Amendment of section 298

Section 298 of the Penal Code is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “religious”, the words “or racial”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “person,” in the 5th line, the words “or causes any matter however represented to be seen or heard by that person,”; and

(c)

by deleting the marginal note and inserting the following section heading:“Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious or racial feelings of any person”.

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