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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Penal Code

(CHAPTER 224)

This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Penal Code. It is not part of this Code.
1.	Ordinance 4 of 1871—Penal Code
	Date of Publication	:	1871
	Date of commencement	:	16 September 1872
	Note: The Penal Code was enacted by the Governor of the Straits Settlements with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof. The Penal Code was amended by the Penal Code Amendment Ordinance 1872 which came into operation at the same time as the Penal Code.
2.	Ordinance 6 of 1920—Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 1920
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First, Second and Third Readings	:	Dates Not Available
	Date of commencement	:	26 March 1920
3.	Ordinance 26 of 1921—Statute Laws (Revised Edition) Operation Ordinance 1921
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	22 November 1921 (Bill published on 19 November 1921. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	22 November 1921
	Date of commencement	:	28 November 1921
4.	Ordinance 32 of 1922—Statute Laws (Revised Edition) Amendment Ordinance 1922
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	14 August 1922 (Bill published on 18 August 1922. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second Reading	:	11 September 1922
	Date of Third Reading	:	23 October 1922
	Date of commencement	:	28 November 1921
	Note: This Ordinance was deemed to have come into operation on the same date as the Statute Laws (Revised Edition) Operation Ordinance 1921
5.	Ordinance 25 of 1923—Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 1923
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	30 October 1923 (Bill not published)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	30 October 1923
	Date of commencement	:	31 December 1923
6.	Ordinance 32 of 1926—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1926
	Date of First Reading	:	12 July 1926 (Bill published on 16 July 1926. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second Reading	:	6 September 1926
	Date of Third Reading	:	13 December 1926
	Date of commencement	:	17 December 1926
7.	Ordinance 35 of 1933—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1933
	Date of First Reading	:	2 October 1933 (Bill published on 6 October 1933. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second Reading	:	25 October 1933
	Date of Third Reading	:	4 December 1933
	Date of commencement	:	22 January 1934
8.	Ordinance 4 of 1934—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1934
	Date of First Reading	:	12 February 1934 (Bill not published)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	12 February 1934
	Date of commencement	:	23 February 1934
9.	Ordinance 36 of 1934—Penal Code (Amendment No. 2) Ordinance 1934
	Date of First Reading	:	24 September 1934 (Bill published on 28 September 1934. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	17 October 1934
	Date of commencement	:	9 November 1934
10.	Ordinance 2 of 1935—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1935
	Date of First Reading	:	3 December 1934 (Bill published on 7 December 1934. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	18 February 1935
	Date of commencement	:	8 March 1935
11.	Ordinance 16 of 1935—Penal Code (Amendment No. 2) Ordinance 1935
	Date of First Reading	:	18 February 1935 (Bill published on 22 February 1935. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	15 April 1935
	Date of commencement	:	17 May 1935
12.	Ordinance 63 of 1935—Statute Law Revision Ordinance 1935
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	20 November 1935 (Bill published on 22 November 1935. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	9 December 1935
	Date of commencement	:	24 December 1935
13.	1936 Revised Edition (Cap. 20)—Penal Code
	Date of operation	:	Date Not Available
14.	Ordinance 13 of 1936—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1936
	Date of First Reading	:	24 August 1936 (Bill published on 28 August 1936. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	26 October 1936
	Date of commencement	:	20 November 1936
15.	Ordinance 8 of 1937—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1937
	Date of First Reading	:	26 April 1937 (Bill published on 30 April 1937. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	14 June 1937
	Date of commencement	:	2 July 1937
16.	Ordinance 12 of 1938—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1938
	Date of First Reading	:	25 April 1938 (Bill published on 29 April 1938. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	13 June 1938
	Date of commencement	:	8 July 1938
17.	Ordinance 18 of 1938—Sedition Ordinance 1938
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	13 June 1938 (Bill published on 17 June 1938. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	29 August 1938
	Date of commencement	:	16 September 1938
18.	Ordinance 11 of 1939—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1939
	Date of First Reading	:	27 February 1939 (Bill published on 3 March 1939. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	24 April 1939
	Date of commencement	:	19 May 1939
19.	Ordinance 12 of 1941—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1941
	Date of First, Second and Third Readings	:	Dates Not Available
	Date of commencement	:	23 May 1941
20.	Ordinance 16 of 1949—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1949
	Date of First Reading	:	12 April 1949 (Bill published on 14 April 1949. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	17 May 1949
	Date of commencement	:	25 May 1949
21.	Ordinance 38 of 1950—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1950
	Date of First Reading	:	19 September 1950 (Bill published on 21 September 1950. No Bill number given)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	13 October 1950
	Date of commencement	:	23 October 1950
22.	Ordinance 13 of 1952—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1952
	Date of First Reading	:	19 February 1952 (Bill No. 13/52 published on 13 March 1952)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	17 April 1952
	Date of commencement	:	28 April 1952
23.	Ordinance 37 of 1952—Law Revision (Penalties Amendment) Ordinance 1952
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	16 September 1952 (Bill No. 32/52 published on 19 September 1952)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	14 October 1952
	Date of commencement	:	30 April 1955
24.	Ordinance 20 of 1954—Criminal Justice (Punishment — Amendment) Ordinance 1954
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	17 August 1954 (Bill No. 28/54 published on 20 August 1954)
	Date of Second Reading	:	21 September 1954
	Date of Third Reading	:	12 October 1954
	Date of commencement	:	18 December 1954
25.	1955 Revised Edition (Cap. 119)—Penal Code
	Date of operation	:	Date Not Available
26.	Ordinance 27 of 1955—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1955
	Date of First Reading	:	18 August 1955 (Bill No. 11/55 published on 31 August 1955)
	Date of Second Reading	:	22 September 1955
	Date of Third Reading	:	12 October 1955
	Date of commencement	:	21 October 1955
27.	Ordinance 5 of 1958—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1958
	Date of First Reading	:	22 April 1958 (Bill not published)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	23 April 1958
	Date of commencement	:	2 May 1958
28.	G. N. No. S 67/1959
	Date of commencement	:	Date not available
29.	G. N. No. S 178/1959
	Date of commencement	:	Date not available
30.	G. N. No. S 179/1959
	Date of commencement	:	Date not available
31.	G. N. No. S 223/1959
	Date of commencement	:	Date not available
32.	Ordinance 38 of 1959—Laws of Singapore (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 1959
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	3 March 1959 (Bill No. 215/59 published on 7 March 1959)
	Date of Second Reading	:	18 March 1959
	Date of commencement	:	3 June 1959
33.	Ordinance 55 of 1959—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1959
	Date of First Reading	:	13 August 1959 (Bill No. 15/59 published on 21 August 1959)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	2 September 1959
	Date of commencement	:	11 September 1959
34.	Ordinance 34 of 1960—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1960
	Date of First Reading	:	6 April 1960 (Bill No. 77/60 published on 14 April 1960)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	13 May 1960
	Date of commencement	:	20 May 1960
35.	Ordinance 16 of 1961—Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1961
	Date of First Reading	:	26 April 1961 (Bill No. 138/61 published on 8 May 1961)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	24 May 1961
	Date of commencement	:	2 June 1961
36.	G. N. No. S 375/1964
	Date of commencement	:	Date not available
37.	Act 14 of 1969—Statute Law Revision Act 1969
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	15 October 1969 (Bill No. 22/69 published on 20 October 1969)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	22 December 1969
	Date of commencement	:	2 January 1970
38.	Act 25 of 1969—Abortion Act 1969
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	3 December 1968 (Bill No. 40/68 published on 7 December 1968)
	Date of Second Reading	:	8 April 1969 to 10 April 1969
	Date Committed to Select Committee	:	10 April 1969
	Date of Third Reading	:	23 December 1969 and 29 December 1969
	Date of commencement	:	20 March 1970
39.	1970 Revised Edition (Cap. 103)—Penal Code
	Date of operation	:	15 April 1971
40.	Act 21 of 1973—Statutes of the Republic of Singapore (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1973
	Date of First Reading	:	7 March 1973 (Bill No. 16/73 published on 9 March 1973)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	20 March 1973
	Date of commencement	:	6 April 1973
41.	Act 62 of 1973—Penal Code (Amendment) Act 1973
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	28 August 1973 (Bill No. 54/73 published on 31 August 1973)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	30 November 1973
	Date of commencement	:	8 February 1974
42.	Act 32 of 1980—Abortion (Amendment) Act 1980
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	31 October 1980 (Bill No. 20/80 published on 7 November 1980)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	28 November 1980
	Date of commencement	:	9 January 1981
43.	Act 23 of 1984—Penal Code (Amendment) Act 1984
	Date of First Reading	:	29 June 1984 (Bill No. 16/84 published on 9 July 1984)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	26 July 1984
	Date of commencement	:	31 August 1984
44.	1985 Revised Edition—Penal Code
	Date of operation	:	28 February 1986
45.	1985 Revised Edition—Penal Code
	Date of operation	:	30 March 1987
46.	Act 35 of 1993—Application of English Law Act 1993
	(Consequential amendments made to Act by)
	Date of First Reading	:	30 August 1993 (Bill No. 26/93 published on 31 August 1993)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	12 October 1993
	Date of commencement	:	12 November 1993
47.	Act 18 of 1998—Penal Code (Amendment) Act 1998
	Date of First Reading	:	19 February 1998 (Bill No. 13/98 published on 20 February 1998)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	20 April 1998
	Date of commencement	:	15 May 1998
48.	Act 51 of 2007—Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
	Date of First Reading	:	17 September 2007 (Bill No. 38/2007 published on 18 September 2007)
	Date of Second and Third Readings	:	23 October 2007
	Date of commencement	:	1 February 2008
49.	2008 Revised Edition—Penal Code
	Date of operation	:	30 November 2008