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Government To Introduce Wide Ranging Changes to Criminal Law 
Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 12:00 PM

The Home Affairs Ministry is planning (a) to introduce legislation on 19 new offences and expand the scope of 19 existing offences in the Penal Code; (b) to review the penalties under the Penal Code and give judges more flexibility in sentencing ; (c) to introduce laws to protect minors and the mentally handicapped; and (d) to amend the Arms and Explosives Act that will likely give authorities more teeth to deal with potential terrorist activities. Details will be set out in future news items at our website.