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- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong abstract "Public Prosecutor v. Taw Cheng Kong is a landmark case decided in 1998 by the Court of Appeal of Singapore which shaped the landscape of Singapore's constitutional law. The earlier High Court decision, Taw Cheng Kong v. Public Prosecutor, was the first instance in Singapore's history that a statutory provision was struck down as unconstitutional. The matter subsequently reached the Court of Appeal when the Public Prosecutor applied for a criminal reference for two questions to be considered. The questions were:whether section 37(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap. 241, 1993 Rev. Ed.) ("PCA") was ultra vires the powers of the legislature on the ground that the legislature had, under section 6(3) of the Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965 (No. 9 of 1965, 1985 Rev. Ed.), been divested of the power to legislate extraterritorially; andwhether section 37(1) of the PCA was discriminatory against Singapore citizens and hence inconsistent with Article 12(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (1992 Reprint) (now the Singapore Constitution (1999 Reprint)).In answering both questions in the negative, the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's finding that the statute was unconstitutional. The Court of Appeal further clarified Singapore's stance on legislative plenary power and expounded upon Article 12(1) of the Constitution, explaining that the promise of equality does not mean that all persons are to be treated equally, but simply that all persons in like situations will be treated alike. Drawing on foreign case law, the Court of Appeal further outlined the test to determine if a differentiating law falls foul of Article 12.".
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- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong wikiPageWikiLinkText "Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong".
- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong abbr "on".
- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong cap "241".
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- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong citations "[1998] 2 S.L.R. 489".
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- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong dateDecided "1998-05-22".
- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong ed "1985".
- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong ed "1993".
- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong fullName "Public Prosecutor v. Taw Cheng Kong".
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- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong judges "Yong Pung How C.J., L.P. Thean J.A. and Goh Joon Seng J.".
- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong lk "off".
- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong numberOfJudges "3".
- Public_Prosecutor_v_Taw_Cheng_Kong opinions "Section 37 of the was validly passed and is not inconsistent with Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The concept of equality under Article 12 does not mean that all persons are to be treated equally, but simply that all persons in like situations will be treated alike.".