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Monday, 21 November 2011

Penalties Of Vandalism

Vandalism

Vandalism Act is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalizes a number of different acts done in relation to public and private property, namely, stealing, destroying or damaging public property; and, without the property owner's written consent, writing, drawing, painting, marking or inscribing the property; affixing posters, placards, etc., to the property; and suspending or displaying on or from the property any flag, banner, etc.

Definition of act of vandalism

Section 2 of the Vandalism Act defines an act of vandalism as:

(a) without the written authority of an authorised officer or representative

of the Government or of the government of any Commonwealth or

foreign country or of any statutory body or authority or of any

armed force lawfully present in Singapore in the case of public

property, or without the written consent of the owner or occupier in

the case of private property —

(i) writing, drawing, painting, marking or inscribing on any public property or

private property any word,slogan, caricature, drawing, mark, symbol or other

thing;

(ii) affixing, posting up or displaying on any public property or private property

any poster, placard,advertisement, bill, notice, paper or other document; or

(iii) hanging, suspending, hoisting, affixing or displaying on or from any public

property or private property any flag, bunting, standard, banner or the like

with any word, slogan, caricature, drawing, mark, symbol or other thing; or

(b) stealing, destroying or damaging any public property.

Public property means movable or immovable property owned by the Government of Singapore, the government of any Commonwealth or foreign country, any statutory body or authority, or any armed force lawfully present in Singapore.

Offences and penalties

An offence under the Act to commit any act of vandalism, attempt to do any such act, or cause any such act to be done. Upon conviction, the penalty is a fine not exceeding S$2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding three years, and also corporal punishment of not less than three strokes and not more than eight strokes of the cane. However, caning will not be imposed on a first conviction if the act carried out falls within section 2(a)(i) and "the writing, drawing, mark or inscription is done with pencil, crayon, chalk or other delible substance or thing and not with paint, tar or other indelible substance or thing", or within sections 2(a)(ii) or (iii).

Post By: Matthews

posted at 12:45:00 pm by Nameless

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Monday, 21 November 2011 Penalties Of Vandalism Vandalism Vandalism Act is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalizes a number of different acts done in relation to public and private property, namely, stealing, destroying or damaging public property; and, without the property owner's written consent, writing, drawing, painting, marking or inscribing the property; affixing posters, placards, etc., to the property; and suspending or displaying on or from the property any flag, banner, etc. Definition of act of vandalism Section 2 of the Vandalism Act defines an act of vandalism as: (a) without the written authority of an authorised officer or representative of the Government or of the government of any Commonwealth or foreign country or of any statutory body or authority or of any armed force lawfully present in Singapore in the case of public property, or without the written consent of the owner or occupier in the case of private property — (i) writing, drawing, painting, marking or inscribing on any public property or private property any word,slogan, caricature, drawing, mark, symbol or other thing; (ii) affixing, posting up or displaying on any public property or private property any poster, placard,advertisement, bill, notice, paper or other document; or (iii) hanging, suspending, hoisting, affixing or displaying on or from any public property or private property any flag, bunting, standard, banner or the like with any word, slogan, caricature, drawing, mark, symbol or other thing; or (b) stealing, destroying or damaging any public property. Public property means movable or immovable property owned by the Government of Singapore, the government of any Commonwealth or foreign country, any statutory body or authority, or any armed force lawfully present in Singapore. Offences and penalties An offence under the Act to commit any act of vandalism, attempt to do any such act, or cause any such act to be done. Upon conviction, the penalty is a fine not exceeding S$2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding three years, and also corporal punishment of not less than three strokes and not more than eight strokes of the cane. However, caning will not be imposed on a first conviction if the act carried out falls within section 2(a)(i) and "the writing, drawing, mark or inscription is done with pencil, crayon, chalk or other delible substance or thing and not with paint, tar or other indelible substance or thing", or within sections 2(a)(ii) or (iii). Post By: Matthews posted at 12:45:00 pm by Nameless	About Me This blog is created to let youths in Singapore be aware of the various loanshark activities and how they can prevent themselves from becoming a victim.It is also for them to not to be involve in the activities over the greed of money or materials. This blog is created by: Winston Matthews Kiong Huat Kenneth Khairul Sulaiman Archives Archive Home Great Links NCPC Hope Centre SOS Blogs I Read Credits design by maystar graphics by maystar powered by blogger
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