List of Acts of Parliament in Singapore

This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Singapore (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.

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 * Preservation of the Peace Act (repealed on 1 November 2000)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 * Land Improvement Act (repealed on 1 April 1999)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 * Coin Act (repealed on 1 September 2001)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 * Petroleum Act (repealed on 16 February 2005)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 * Premiums on Leases Act (repealed on 1 April 2001)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 * Land Officers Powers Act (repealed on 1 November 2000)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 * Prevention of Crimes Act (repealed on 1 November 2000)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 * Consular Conventions Act (repealed on 1 May 2005)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
 * 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

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

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
 * 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

1980

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

1981

 * Films Act
 * 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

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

2006

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

2007

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

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

 * Protection from Harassment Act 2014
 * Public Order (Additional Temporary Measures) Act 2014

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 (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)