(a)in the case of an individual, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $2,500, or with both; or
Section history
Section 186 — Obstructing public servant in discharge of his public functions
As in force on 3 January 2023.
Timeline 5 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 1 March 2022 Act 23 of 2021
- 3 January 2023 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(1)A person who voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of the public servant’s public functions, shall —
(b)in any other case, be punished with fine which may extend to $10,000.
(2)For the purposes of this section, an obstruction may be caused other than by the use of physical means or threatening language by a person against a public servant.
Illustration
A group of paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force intends to take the lift to the 30th storey of a block of flats to reach a person suffering from a heart attack. A decides to play a prank on the paramedics by telling them that the lift has broken down, knowing this to be false. The paramedics took the stairs because of what A told them and reached the person 15 minutes later than if they had taken the lift. A has voluntarily obstructed the paramedics in the discharge of their public function.