COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE PENAL CODE

Parliament of Singapore · 14 January 1998

Official Report, 14 January 1998, Vol 68, Issue 1 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Shriniwas RaiS Jayakumar

Mr Shriniwas Rai asked the Minister for Law if he will consider setting up a committee to review the Penal Code so as to meet the present-day needs of Singapore.

Prof. S. Jayakumar: A Penal Code Review Committee under the auspices of the Attorney-General's Chambers has been working on a major review of the Penal Code. The Penal Code Review Committee is in the process of finalising its recommendations to introduce amendments to the Penal Code to meet the present-day needs of Singapore.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 14 January 1998. Republished on SGParliament.