List of Acts of Parliament in Singapore

This is a somewhat complete list of all Singapore Acts of Parliament which are currently in force - the entire list of acts in force is available online at the Singapore Attorney-General's Chambers website, at Singapore Statutes. Approved Budgets and annual debates may be found at the Supply Act.

Acts by year

1869

• Oaths of Office and Allegiance Act

1871

• Penal Code

1872

• Foreshores Act
• Preservation of the Peace Act (repealed on 1 November 2000)

1875

• Foreign Recruiting Act

1881

• Fees Act

1886

• Bills of Sale Act
• Conveyancing and Law of Property Act

1893

• Evidence Act

1898

• Pawnbrokers Act

1901

• Land Improvement Act (repealed on 1 April 1999)

1903

• Coin Act (repealed on 1 September 2001)

1906

• Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act

1908

• Petroleum Act (repealed on 16 February 2005)

1909

• Apportionment of Rents Act
• Civil Law Act

1913

• Arms and Explosives Act

1915

• Public Trustee Act

1921

• Innkeepers Act
• Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act

1922

• Decorations and Uniforms Act
• Premiums on Leases Act (repealed on 1 April 2001)

1923

• Debtors Act
• Local Treasury Bills Act

1924

• Explosive Substances Act

1926

• Boy Scouts Association Act
• Land Officers Powers Act (repealed on 1 November 2000)

1928

• Apportionment Act

1929

• Estate Duty Act
• Malaysia Revenue Vessels Act

1933

• Prisons Act

1934

• Distress Act
• Guardianship of Infants Act
• Legitimacy Act
• Probate and Administration Act

1935

• Official Secrets Act

1938

• Poisons Act

1939

• Adoption of Children Act
• Prevention of Crimes Act (repealed on 1 November 2000)

1940

• Land Revenue Collection Act

1941

• Commissions of Inquiry Act
• Indecent Advertisements Act
• Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act

1947

• House to House and Street Collections Act
• Hydrogen Cyanide (Fumigation) Act
• Income Tax Act

1948

• International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Act
• Military Manoeuvres Act

1949

• Bills of Exchange Act
• National Emblems (Control of Display) Act

1950

• Betting and Sweepstake Duties Act
• Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act
• Entertainments Duty Act
• Price Control Act

1951

• Consular Conventions Act (repealed on 1 May 2005)
• Probation of Offenders Act

1952

• Mental Disorders and Treatment Act
• Private Lotteries Act

1953

• Central Provident Fund Act
• Contributory Negligence and Personal Injuries Act
• Control of Rent Act (repealed on 1 April 2001)
• Local Forces (Relief of Financial Hardship) Act

1954

• Hotels Act
• Parliamentary Elections Act

1955

• Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act
• Medicines (Advertisement and Sale) Act

1956

• Government Proceedings Act
• Pensions Act
• Public Service Commission Act

1957

• Defamation Act
• Diplomatic Privileges (Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland) Act (repealed on 1 May 2005)
• Education Act

1958

• Employment Agencies Act
• Police Force Act
• Public Order (Preservation) Act

1959

• Banishment Act
• Control of Manufacture Act
• Development Fund Act
• Frustrated Contracts Act
• Housing and Development Act
• Immigration Act
• Limitation Act
• Massage Establishments Act
• Minister for Finance (Incorporation) Act
• Moneylenders Act
• Notaries Public Act
• Protected Areas and Protected Places Act

1960

• Betting Act
• Customs Act
• Industrial Relations Act
• Internal Security Act^[1]
• Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act
• Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act
• Mutual Benefit Organisations Act
• People’s Association Act
• Prevention of Corruption Act
• Property Tax Act

1961

• Common Gaming Houses Act
• Economic Development Board Act
• High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act
• Kidnapping Act^[2]
• Women's Charter

1962

• Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act

1964

• Cattle Act
• Emergency (Essential Powers) Act

1965

• Animals and Birds Act
• Feeding Stuffs Act
• Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act
• National Registration Act
• Payroll Tax Act

1966

• Administration of Muslim Law Act
• Air Navigation Act
• Asian Development Bank Act
• Audit Act
• Bretton Woods Agreements Act
• Cinematograph Film Hire Duty Act
• Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act
• Exchange Control Act
• Financial Procedure Act
• Free Trade Zones Act
• Government Contracts Act
• Inheritance (Family Provision) Act
• Insurance Act
• Land Acquisition Act
• Loans (International Banks) Act

1967

• Companies Act
• Currency Act
• Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act
• Finance Companies Act
• Intestate Succession Act
• Land Titles (Strata) Act
• Ngee Ann Polytechnic Act
• Undesirable Publications Act

1968

• Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act
• Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act
• Employment Act
• External Loans Act
• Extradition Act
• Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Act
• International Finance Corporation Act
• Jurong Town Corporation Act

1969

• Controlled Premises (Special Provisions) Act (repealed on 31 March 2002)
• Hire-Purchase Act

1970

• Banking Act
• Civil List and Pension Act
• Enlistment Act 1970^[3]
• Fisheries Act
• Metrication Act
• Monetary Authority of Singapore Act
• National Servicemen (Employment) Act
• Passports Act
• Preservation of Monuments Act

1971

• Chit Funds Act
• Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore Act (repealed on 21 May 1999)

1972

• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
• Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation Act (repealed on 10 June 2005)
• Dangerous Fireworks Act
• Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act
• National Cadet Corps Act

1973

• Arms Offences Act
• Buildings and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act (repealed on 1 April 2005)
• Business Registration Act
• Census Act
• Control of Essential Supplies Act
• Factories Act
• Geneva Conventions Act
• Misuse of Drugs Act
• Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act
• Private Investigation and Security Agencies Act
• Public Entertainments and Meetings Act

1974

• Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Act (repealed on 1 December 2002)
• Martial Arts Instruction Act (repealed on 22 December 2003)
• National Police Cadet Corps Act
• Newspaper and Printing Presses Act
• Parking Places Act
• Planning (Cancellation of Permission) Act (repealed on 8 December 2000)
• Property Tax (Surcharge) Act

1975

• Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act
• Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act
• Medicines Act
• Parking Places (Surcharge) Act
• Parks and Trees Act (repealed on 1 August 2005)

1976

• Pensions (Expatriate Officers) Act

1978

• Hijacking of Aircraft and Protection of Aircraft and International Airports Act
• Parliamentary Pensions Act

1979

• Co-operative Societies Act
• Evidence (Civil Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act
• Money-changing and Remittance Businesses Act
• Pharmacists Registration Act
• Sale of Commercial Properties Act

1980

• Criminal Procedure Code
• National University of Singapore Act
• Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act

1981

• Films Act 1981
• Legal Profession Act

1982

• International Enterprise Singapore Board Act

1983

• Development Loan Act

1984

• Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act
• HUDC Housing Estates Act

1985

• Appraisers and House Agents Act

1986

• Civil Defence Act
• Futures Trading Act (repealed on 1 October 2002)

1987

• Accountants Act (repealed on 1 April 2004)
• Copyright Act
• Development Loan (1987) Act
• Environmental Public Health Act
• Human Organ Transplant Act
• Intoxicating Substances Act
• Public Service (Variation of 1984 Annual Wage Increases) Act 1987
• Public Transport Council Act

1988

• Child Care Centres Act
• Homes for the Aged Act
• Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Act (repealed on 1 September 1995)
• Public Service (Monthly Variable Component and Non-pensionable Annual Allowance) Act

1989

• Building Control Act
• Corruption (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (repealed on 13 September 1999)
• Destitute Persons Act
• Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act

1990

• Agency for Science, Technology and Research Act
• Employment of Foreign Workers Act
• Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act
• Planning Act
• Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act

1991

• Architects Act
• Land Surveyors Act
• Nanyang Technological University Act
• National Arts Council Act
• Presidential Elections Act
• Professional Engineers Act

1992

• Commodity Trading Act
• Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act
• Drug Trafficking (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (repealed and renamed as the Corruption, drug trafficking and other serious crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act)
• Education Endowment Scheme Act
• Government Securities Act
• Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Act
• Institute of Technical Education Act
• Nanyang Polytechnic Act
• National Council of Social Service Act
• National Productivity Board Act (repealed on 1 April 1996)

1993

• Application of English Law Act
• Children and Young Persons Act
• Computer Misuse Act
• Control of Plants Act
• Fire Safety Act
• Goods and Services Tax Act
• Land Titles Act
• National Heritage Board Act

1994

• Broadcasting Act
• Charities Act
• International Arbitration Act
• Judges’ Remuneration Act
• Patents Act

1995

• Bankruptcy Act
• Contact Lens Practitioners Act
• Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act
• Legal Aid and Advice Act
• Maintenance of Parents Act
• Merchant Shipping Act
• National Library Board Act
• Pension Fund Act

1996

• Advance Medical Directive Act
• Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act
• Executive Condominium Housing Scheme Act
• Institute of Education (Repeal) Act 1996
• Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act
• National Parks Act

1997

• Civil Defence Shelter Act
• Community Mediation Centres Act
• Government Procurement Act
• Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act

1998

• Boundaries and Survey Maps Act
• Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act
• Electronic Transactions Act
• Geographical Indications Act
• Holidays Act
• Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act
• Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore (Transfer of Undertakings and Dissolution) Act
• Princess Elizabeth Fund (Repeal) Act 1998

1999

• Building and Construction Authority Act
• Dentists Act
• Environmental Pollution Control Act
• Exchanges (Demutualisation and Merger) Act
• Final Supply (FY1998) Act 1999
• Infectious Diseases Act
• Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore Act
• Insurance Intermediaries Act
• Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act
• Nurses and Midwives Act
• Postal Services Act
• Telecommunications Act 1999

2000

• Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority Act
• Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act
• Compulsory Education Act
• Defence Science and Technology Agency Act
• Developmental Investment Fund Act
• Medical and Elderly Care Endowment Schemes Act
• Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
• Oaths and Declarations Act 2000
• Political Donations Act

2001

• Arbitration Act
• Children Development Co-Savings Act
• Civil Service College Act
• Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act
• Control of Rent (Abolition) Act 2001
• District Cooling Act
• Education Service Incentive Payment Act
• Electricity Act
• Energy Market Authority of Singapore Act
• Securities and Futures Act
• Financial Advisers Act
• Gas Act
• Health Promotion Board Act
• Health Sciences Authority Act
• Home Affairs Uniformed Services Superannuation Act
• Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act
• Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund Act 2001
• Parliamentary Elections (Temporary Suspension of Overseas Voting) Act 2001
• Public Utilities Act

2002

• Final Supply (FY 2001) Act 2002
• International Development Association Act
• Media Development Authority of Singapore Act
• National Environment Agency Act
• Payment and Settlement Systems (Finality and Netting) Act

2003

• Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act
• Maritime Offences Act
• Martial Arts Instruction (Repeal) Act 2003

2004

• Accountants Act 2004
• Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004
• Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004
• Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004
• Business Trusts Act 2004
• Competition Act 2004
• Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2004
• Manufacture of Optical Discs Act 2004
• Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004
• Police Force Act 2004

2005

• CISCO (Dissolution) Act 2005
• Diplomatic and Consular Relations Act 2005
• Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005
• Parks and Trees Act 2005

2006

• Casino Control Act 2006
• Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

2007

• Goods and Services Tax Act 2007
• Passports Act 2007
• Terrorism Act 2007

2008

• Mental Capacity Act 2008
• Moneylenders Act 2008

2009

• Preservation of Monuments Act 2009

2010

• Criminal Procedure Code 2010
• Employment Agencies Act 2010
• Hostage-Taking Act 2010
• Parliamentary Elections Act 2010
• Presidential Elections Act 2010
• Rapid Transit Systems Act 2010
• Road Traffic Act 2010^[4]

2011

• Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011
• Private Lotteries Act 2011
• Singapore University of Technology and Design Act 2011

2012

• Energy Conservation Act 2012
• Personal Data Protection Act 2012

2013

• Financial Holding Companies Act 2013
• Fire Safety Act 2013
• Prisons Act 2013

2014

• Business Names Registration Act 2014
• Copyright Act 2014
• Family Justice Act 2014
• Foreign Employers Dormitories Act 2014
• Geographical Indications Act 2014
• Industrial Relations Act 2014
• Pioneer Generation Fund Act 2014
• Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2015 ^[5]
• Protection from Harassment Act 2014
• Public Order (Additional Temporary Measures) Act 2014
• Radiation Protection Act 2014
• Rapid Transit Systems Act 2014
• Remote Gambling Act 2014
• Road Traffic Act 2014
• Supply Act 2014
• Transboundary Haze Pollution Act 2014

2015

• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Act 2015
• Bus Services Industry Act 2015
• Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015
• Deep Seabed Mining Act 2015
• Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015
• Human Biomedical Research Act 2015
• Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015
• Organised Crime Act 2015
• Pawnbrokers Act 2015
• Silver Support Scheme Act 2015
• Third-Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Act 2015

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Statutes of Singapore.

• Bartholomew, G[eoffrey] W[ilson]; Srinivasagam, Elizabeth; Netto, Pascal Baylon (1987), Sesquicentennial Chronological Tables of the Written Laws of the Republic of Singapore 1834-1984, Singapore: Malaya Law Review, Malayan Law Journal, ISBN 9971-70-053-0 .