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Section 329 — Mode of executing sentence of caning

As in force on 31 July 2026.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 2 January 2011 Enacted
  2. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  3. 31 July 2026 Act 5 of 2024
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
Amended in force 31 July 2026 by Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2024
329.Mode of executing sentence of caning

(1)The Minister may make rules to prescribe the mode of carrying out the sentence of caning.

(1)[Deleted by Act 5 of 2024 wef 31/07/2026]

(2)Caning is to be inflicted on such part of the person as the Minister from time to time generally directs.

(2)[Deleted by Act 5 of 2024 wef 31/07/2026]

(3) The rattan used to carry out the sentence of caning must not be more than 1.27 centimetres in diameter.

(4)In the case of a juvenile, caning is to be inflicted with a light rattan.