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The Penal Code [38] states the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating, and also sets out general principles of criminal law in Singapore. The Sale of Goods Act, [39] an English Act made applicable to Singapore by the Application of English Law Act, sets out legal rules relating to the sale and ...
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2019; Criminal Law Reform Act 2019; Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 2019; Currency (Amendment) Act 2019; Fire Safety (Amendment) Act 2019; Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act 2019; Home Team Science and Technology Agency Act 2019
The president's role in the exercise of legislative power is nominal. He may address Parliament and may send messages to it, [154] and must assent to most bills, which then become law. [155] A bill is a draft law. In Singapore, most bills are government bills; they are introduced in Parliament by ministers on behalf of the Cabinet.
An Act to prevent the electronic communication in Singapore of false statements of fact, to suppress support for and counteract the effects of such communication, to safeguard against the use of online accounts for such communication and for information manipulation, to enable measures to be taken to enhance transparency of online political advertisements, and for related matters.
In addition, the executive possesses law-making power as it is authorised to issue subsidiary legislation, and the President of Singapore is a member of both the executive and the legislature. The legislature can exercise checks upon the executive by imposing weak sanctions through the doctrine of individual ministerial responsibility .
The independent status of Singapore's legal system was underlined by the repeal of section 5 of the Civil Law Act on 12 November 1993 by the Application of English Law Act 1993. [71] The Act aims to clarify the extent of the application of English law in Singapore.
Pawnbrokers Act 2015; Payment Services Act 2019; Penal Code (Singapore) Personal Data Protection Act 2012; Presidential Council for Minority Rights; Protection from Harassment Act (Singapore) Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019
The statutory boards of the Government of Singapore are autonomous organisations that have been tasked to perform an operational function by legal statutes passed as Acts in the Parliament of Singapore. The statutes define the purpose, rights and powers of each authority.