List of Acts of Parliament in Singapore
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Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...

 of the Parliament of Singapore
Parliament of Singapore
The Parliament of the Republic of Singapore and the President jointly make up the legislature of Singapore. Parliament is unicameral and is made up of Members of Parliament who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Members of Parliament and Nominated Members of Parliament who are appointed...

 (or its predecessors).
There is a complete list of all Singapore Acts of Parliament which are currently in force - this is available online at the Singapore Attorney-General's Chambers website, at Singapore Statutes.

1926

  • Boy Scouts Association Act
    The Singapore Scout Association
    The Singapore Scout Association is one of the oldest youth movements in Singapore. Scouting encourages the holistic physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and social development of youth with a strong emphasis on duty to God, duty to country, help other people as stated in the Scout Promise and...

  • Land Officers Powers Act (repealed on 1 November 2000)

1934

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

1950

  • Betting and Sweepstake Duties Act
  • Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act
  • Entertainments Duty Act
  • Price Control 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  • Control of Rent Act (repealed on 1 April 2001)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

1957

  • Defamation Act
    Defamation Act
    Defamation Act is a stock short title used for legislation in New Zealand, in the Republic of Ireland and in the United Kingdom relating to defamation...

  • Diplomatic Privileges (Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland) Act (repealed on 1 May 2005)
  • Education Act
    Education Act
    Education Act is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States that relates to education.-United Kingdom and predecessor states:*The Education Act 1833...


1959

  • Banishment Act
  • Control of Manufacture Act
  • Development Fund Act
  • Frustrated Contracts Act
  • Housing and Development Act
  • Immigration Act
    Immigration Act
    An Immigration Act is a law regulating immigration. A number of countries have had Immigration Acts including:*Canada**The Immigration Act, 1906**The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923**The Immigration Act, 1952**The Immigration Act, 1978...

  • Limitation Act
    Limitation Act
    Limitation Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom which relates to limitation of actions.The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Limtation Bill during its passage through Parliament....

  • 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
    Internal Security Act (Singapore)
    The Internal Security Act of Singapore is a law that allows the Singapore government to investigate security threats like international terrorism, foreign subversion, espionage and acts of violence or hatred using race or religion...

  • 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
    Prevention of Corruption Act
    Prevention of Corruption Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and India relating to corruption and bribery.The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Prevention of Corruption Bill during its passage through Parliament.Prevention of...

  • Property Tax Act

1961

  • Common Gaming Houses Act
  • Economic Development Board Act
  • High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act
  • Kidnapping 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
    Land Acquisition Act
    The Land Acquisition Act of 1894 is a law in India and Pakistan that allows the government to acquire private land in those countries.“Land Acquisition” literally means acquiring of land for some public purpose by government/government agency, as authorised by the law, from the individual landowner...

  • Loans (International Banks) Act

1967

  • Companies Act
    Companies Act
    Companies Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and South Africa relating to company law....

  • Currency Act
    Currency Act
    The Currency Act is the name of several acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies of British America. The acts sought to protect British merchants and creditors from being paid in depreciated colonial currency...

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

1968

  • Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act
  • Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act
  • Employment Act
    Employment Act
    The Employment Act of 1946 ch. 33, section 2, 60 Stat. 23, codified as , is a United States federal law. Its main purpose was to lay the responsibility of economic stability of inflation and unemployment onto the federal government...

  • 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
  • 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
    Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
    The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act is a United States statute governing the rights and responsibilities between shippers of cargo and ship-owners regarding ocean shipments to and from the United States. It is the U.S. enactment of the International Convention Regarding Bills of Lading, commonly...

  • 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
    Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore)
    The Misuse of Drugs Act is a national drug control law classifying substances into three categories, Classes A, B, and C. Section 44 provides that "The Minister may, by an order published in the Gazette" add, remove, or transfer drugs among the classes...

  • 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)

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

1980

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

1987

  • Accountants Act (repealed on 1 April 2004)
  • Copyright Act
    Copyright Act
    Copyright Act may refer to:Canada* Copyright Act of CanadaHong Kong*Copyright Ordinance 1997India*New Zealand* Copyright Act 1994United Kingdom...

  • 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
    Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act
    The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act is a Singapore statute which, according to its long title, provides for the maintenance of religious harmony, for the establishment of a Presidential Council for Religious Harmony , and for matters connected therewith...

  • 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
    Broadcasting Act
    The Broadcasting Act is an Act of the Parliament of Canada regarding broadcasting of radiocommunications...

  • Charities Act
    Charities Act
    Charities Act may refer to :*Charities Act 1985 in Singapore*Charities Act 2005 in New Zealand*Charities Act 2006 in the United Kingdom*Charities Act 2009 in Ireland*Charities Act 1979 in Barbados*Medical Charities Act in the United Kingdom...

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

1995

  • Bankruptcy Act
    Bankruptcy Act
    Bankruptcy Act is a stock short title used for legislation in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States.-United Kingdom:*The Statute of Bankrupts Act 1542*The Bankruptcy Act 1861...

  • Contact Lens Practitioners Act
  • Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act
  • Legal Aid and Advice Act
  • Maintenance of Parents Act
  • Merchant Shipping Act
    Merchant Shipping Act
    Merchant Shipping Act is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to merchant shipping.-List:*The Merchant Shipping Act 1786*The Merchant Shipping Act 1844...

  • 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
    National Parks Act
    National Parks Act may refer to, among others, these acts:* National Parks Act * National Parks Act 1980 * National Parks Act 1980 * National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949...


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
    Postal Services Act
    The Postal Services Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to postal services.An Act with this short title will have been known as a Postal Services Bill during its passage through Parliament....


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
  • 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

2007

  • Goods and Services Tax Act 2007
  • Passports Act 2007
  • Terrorism (Supression of Bombings) Act 2007

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

2011

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

Unknown

  • Agricultural Pests Act (repealed on 18 February 1994)
  • Arbitration (Foreign Awards) Act (repealed on 27 January 1995)
  • Bus Services Licensing Authority Act (repealed on 14 August 1987)
  • Clean Air Act
    Clean Air Act
    A Clean Air Act is one of a number of pieces of legislation relating to the reduction of airborne contaminants, smog and air pollution in general. The use by governments to enforce clean air standards has contributed to an improvement in human health and longer life spans...

     (repealed on 1 April 1999)
  • Control of Imports and Exports Act (repealed on 1 December 1995)
  • Controlled Plants Act (repealed on 18 February 1994)
  • Copyright (Gramophone Records and Government Broadcasting) Act (repealed on 10 April 1987)
  • Creche Establishments Act (repealed on 1 July 1988)
  • Customs (Dumping and Subsidies) Act (repealed on 1 November 1996)
  • Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act (repealed on 1 September 1998)
  • Electric Lamp and Electric Appliances Act (repealed on 20 February 1987)
  • Export of Plants (Control) Act (repealed on 18 February 1994)
  • Fire Service Act (repealed on 29 April 1994)
  • Government Loans (Conversion and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (repealed on 22 May 1998)
  • Institute of Education Act (repealed on 8 November 1996)
  • Judicial Committee Act (repealed on 8 April 1994)
  • Landmarks Act (repealed on 16 October 1998)
  • Local Government Integration Act (repealed on 1 September 1995)
  • Medical Registration Act
  • Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act (repealed on 18 September 1998)
  • National Archives and Records Centre Act (repealed on 1 August 1993)
  • National Maritime Board Act (repealed on 2 February 1996)
  • National Theatre Trust Act (repealed on 15 October 1991)
  • Nature Reserves Act (repealed on 6 June 1990)
  • Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes Registration Act (repealed on 1 January 1993)
  • Pineapple Industry Act (repealed on 20 February 1987)
  • Port of Singapore Authority Act (repealed on 1 October 1997)
  • Princess Elizabeth Fund Act (repealed on 15 May 1998)
  • Printers and Publishers Act (repealed on 1 September 1995)
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