How strict are the laws in Singapore?

Singapore's laws are world-famous, from smoking to littering to heavy penalties. The strictness of Singapore's laws is manifested in the following aspects:

1, Singapore is not allowed to carry and sell chewing gum, and of course, it is not allowed to spit chewing gum everywhere, otherwise it will be fined directly.

When you visit Singapore, you will see many pigeons in the park, but don't feed them, or you will be fined.

In Singapore, if you don't turn off the engine when parking, you will be fined for wasting oil.

4. In Singapore, selfie sticks are forbidden in many places.

5. In Singapore, don't crack your neighbor's wireless network password casually. If you surf the internet casually, you will face high fines and imprisonment.

6. In Singapore, if you don't clean up after going to the toilet, you will also be fined.

7. Don't spread rumors. Singapore has laws to deal with irresponsible keyboard players.

8. In Singapore, you must not fight. If there is a fight, you will report it directly to the newspaper and face one year's imprisonment or a high fine.

9. In Singapore, drinking in the street late at night is also not allowed. Every night in Singapore 10: 30 to 7: 00 the next morning, drinking is prohibited in public places all over the country.

10. Public transport in Singapore is not allowed to eat or drink, and you will be fined if you take a bite.

1 1. In Singapore, durian is not allowed on trains, because many subways and buses have clear signs prohibiting durian.

12. In Singapore, if the goods you sell are short, you will definitely be severely punished.

Singapore's legal system

The current legal system of the Republic of Singapore is based on English common law, and its main legal sources include statute law, case law and customary law. As a common law country, Singapore's main legal fields, especially contract law, trust law, property law and tort law, have been legalized to a certain extent, but it still maintains the tradition of judges making laws to a great extent.

Judges interpret Singapore's statutory law through their own judgments, develop legal principles and rules of common law and equity, and become legally binding case law. On the other hand, it has been basically written in criminal law, company law, family law and other legal fields.

Singapore's statutory law is divided into parliamentary enactment law and subsidiary legislation. Singapore's legislature is the President and the National Assembly. The Constitution is the supreme legislation in Singapore. After the constitution comes into effect, any enactment law that is inconsistent with the constitution will be invalid. Some of the current statutory laws in Singapore are not based on British statutory laws, but on the statutory laws of other jurisdictions.

However, laws enacted by other legislatures in Singapore's history, including those enacted by the British Parliament, the Governor of the Indian Parliament, and the Legislative Committee of the British Straits Colony, are still valid except those explicitly repealed. Singapore's subsidiary legislation, also known as "enabling legislation" or "subordinate legislation", is enacted by Singapore's executive authorities or legislative committees under the authorization of the law.

In terms of Singapore case law, in addition to Singapore case law as a legal source, Singapore judges continue to cite English case law, especially when the disputes in the cases tried are settled in the traditional common law field or in Singapore statute law based on English law and English statute law applicable to Singapore.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Singapore