Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Bill

Debated in Parliament on 27 Feb 2018.

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The bill extends police powers to prevent and respond to serious violence or large-scale public disorder in Singapore, replacing the existing Public Order (Preservation) Act.
It introduces special measures, such as detention without trial and restrictions on movement, to be used only in extreme situations to maintain public safety.
The Second Minister for Home Affairs presented the bill, with the first reading completed and the second reading scheduled for after 14 March 2018.

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"to extend police powers to better prevent and respond to any incident or likely incident involving serious violence or large-scale public disorder in Singapore, to repeal the Public Order (Preservation) Act (Chapter 258 of the 1985 Revised Edition), and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other Acts",

presented by the Second Minister for Home Affairs (Mrs Josephine Teo); read the First time; to be read a Second time at the Sitting of Parliament on or after 14 March 2018, and to be printed.

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Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Bill

Debated in Parliament on 27 Feb 2018.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The bill extends police powers to prevent and respond to serious violence or large-scale public disorder in Singapore, replacing the existing Public Order (Preservation) Act.
It introduces special measures, such as detention without trial and restrictions on movement, to be used only in extreme situations to maintain public safety.
The Second Minister for Home Affairs presented the bill, with the first reading completed and the second reading scheduled for after 14 March 2018.

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presented by the Second Minister for Home Affairs (Mrs Josephine Teo); read the First time; to be read a Second time at the Sitting of Parliament on or after 14 March 2018, and to be printed.

Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Bill

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Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Bill

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