(1)If a person who has been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of an offence punishable with imprisonment for 2 years or more is convicted of another offence also punishable with imprisonment for 2 years or more, a court may, in addition to sentencing the person to any other punishment, order that the person be placed under police supervision for a period starting immediately after the last sentence passed on the person ends.
Section history
Section 309 — Police supervision
As in force on 31 December 2021.
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(2)The period of supervision imposed by the General Division of the High Court, the District Court and the Magistrate’s Court under subsection (1) must not exceed 7 years, 5 years and 3 years, respectively.