Sg law on sex related isuue and and some of the most asked questions in the forum


    Chapter #11

    Sale of adulterated drugs.

    1. Whoever, knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated in such a manner as to lessen its efficacy, to change its operation, or to render it noxious, sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale, or issues it from any dispensary for medicinal purposes as unadulterated, or causes it to be used for medicinal purposes by any person not knowing of the adulteration, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $1,000.
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    Chapter #12

    Sale of any drug as a different drug or preparation.

    1. Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $1,000, or with both.
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    Chapter #13

    Sale of obscene books, etc.

    1. Whoever —

    (a) sells, lets to hire, distributes, publicly exhibits or in any manner puts into circulation, or for purposes of sale, hire, distribution, public exhibition or circulation, makes, produces, or has in his possession any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, painting, representation or figure, or any other obscene object whatsoever;

    (b) imports, exports or conveys any obscene object for any of the purposes aforesaid, or knowing or having reason to believe that such object will be sold, let to hire, distributed or publicly exhibited, or in any manner put into circulation;

    (c) takes part in, or receives profits from, any business in the course of which he knows or has reason to believe that any such obscene objects are, for any of the purposes aforesaid, made, produced, purchased, kept, imported, exported, conveyed, publicly exhibited, or in any manner put into circulation;

    (d) advertises, or makes known by any means whatsoever, that any person is engaged or is ready to engage in any act which is an offence under this section, or that any such obscene object can be procured from or through any person; or

    (e) offers or attempts to do any act which is an offence under this section,

    shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months, or with fine, or with both.

    Exception.

    This section does not extend to any book, pamphlet, writing, drawing or painting kept or used bona fide for religious purposes, or any representation sculptured, engraved, painted or otherwise represented on or in any temple, or on any car used for the conveyance of idols, or kept or used for any religious purpose.

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    Chapter #14

    Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person.

    1. Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any person under the age of 20 years any such obscene object as is referred to in section 292, or offers or attempts to do so, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine, or with both.
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    Chapter #15

    obscene songs.

    1. Whoever, to the annoyance of others —

    (a) does any obscene act in any public place; or

    (b) sings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballad or words in or near any public place,

    shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months, or with fine, or with both.

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    Chapter #16

    Medical termination of pregnancy.

    1. —(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall be guilty of an offence under the law relating to abortion when a pregnancy is terminated by an authorised medical practitioner acting on the request of a pregnant woman and with her written consent.

    (2) Except as provided by section 10, every treatment to terminate pregnancy shall be carried out by an authorised medical practitioner in an approved institution.

    (3) No treatment to terminate pregnancy shall be carried out by an authorised medical practitioner unless the pregnant woman —

    (a) is a citizen of Singapore or is the wife of a citizen of Singapore;

    (b) is the holder, or is the wife of a holder, of an employment pass or a work permit pass issued under the Immigration Act; or Cap. 133.

    (c) has been resident in Singapore for a period of at least 4 months immediately preceding the date on which such treatment is to be carried out,

    but this subsection shall not apply to any treatment to terminate pregnancy which is immediately necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman.

    (4) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

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    Chapter #17

    Treatment to terminate pregnancy not to be carried out if pregnancy is of more than a certain duration unless in special circumstances.

    No treatment for the termination of pregnancy shall be carried out —

    (a) if the pregnancy is of more than 24 weeks duration unless the treatment is immediately necessary to save the life or to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman; or

    (b) if the pregnancy is of more than 16 weeks duration but less than 24 weeks duration unless the treatment is carried out by an authorised medical practitioner who —

    (i) is in possession of such surgical or obstetric qualifications as may be prescribed; or

    (ii) has acquired special skill in such treatment either in practice or by virtue of holding an appointment in an approved institution over such period as may be prescribed.

    (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the duration of the pregnancy shall be calculated from the first day of the last normal menstruation of the pregnant woman to the end of the 24th week or to the end of any week between the 16th and the 24th week, as the case may be, or the duration of the pregnancy may be ascertained by clinical examination.

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    Chapter #18

    Terminate pregnancy -Coercion or intimidation.

    Any person who, by means of coercion or intimidation, compels or induces a pregnant woman against her will to undergo treatment to terminate pregnancy shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

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    Chapter #19

    Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.

    1. Whoever commits the offence defined in section 312, without the consent of the woman, whether the woman is quick with child or not, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.

    Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage. If act done without woman’s consent.

    1. Subject to the provisions of the Termination of Pregnancy Act, whoever with intent to cause the miscarriage of a woman with child does any act which causes the death of such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the act is done without the consent of the woman, shall be punished either with imprisonment for life, or with the punishment above-mentioned.

    Explanation.

    It is not essential to this offence that the offender should know that the act is likely to cause death.

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    Chapter #20

    Causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide.

    1. Whoever does any act under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide, and does by such act cause the death of a quick unborn child, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.

    Illustration

    A, knowing that he is likely to cause the death of a pregnant woman, does an act which, if it caused the death of the woman, would amount to culpable homicide. The woman is injured, but does not die; but the death of an unborn quick child with which she is pregnant is thereby caused. A is guilty of the offence defined in this section.

    Exposure and abandonment of a child under 12 years by parent or person having care of it.

    1. Whoever, being the father or mother of a child under the age of 12 years, or having the care of such child, exposes or leaves such child in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such child, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine, or with both.

    Explanation.

    This section is not intended to prevent the trial of the offender for murder or culpable homicide as the case may be, if the child dies in consequence of the exposure.

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