Ong Ah Chuan v Public Prosecutor
Ong Ah Chuan v. Public Prosecutor is a landmark decision delivered in 1980 by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on appeal from Singapore which deals with the constitutionality of section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (No. 5 of 1973) (now section 17 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185, 2008 Rev. Ed.)) ("MDA"), and the mandatory death penalty by the Act for certain offences. The appellants contended that the presumption of trafficking under section 15 of the MDA violated Article 9(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (1980 Reprint) (now the Singapore Constitution (1985 Rev. Ed., 1999 Reprint)) and that the mandatory death penalty was arbitrary and violated Article 12(1) of the Constitution.
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Ong Ah Chuan v Public Prosecutor
Ong Ah Chuan v. Public Prosecutor is a landmark decision delivered in 1980 by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on appeal from Singapore which deals with the constitutionality of section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (No. 5 of 1973) (now section 17 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185, 2008 Rev. Ed.)) ("MDA"), and the mandatory death penalty by the Act for certain offences. The appellants contended that the presumption of trafficking under section 15 of the MDA violated Article 9(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (1980 Reprint) (now the Singapore Constitution (1985 Rev. Ed., 1999 Reprint)) and that the mandatory death penalty was arbitrary and violated Article 12(1) of the Constitution.
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Ong Ah Chuan v. Public Prosecu ...... in violation of Article 12(1).
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32,946,771
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739,317,996
date decided
1980-10-15
full name
Ong Ah Chuan and another v. Public Prosecutor
judges
Lord Diplock, Lord Keith of Kinkel, Lord Scarman and Lord Roskill.
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opinions
Provisions in the Misuse of Dr ...... the Constitution of Singapore.
prior actions
[1977–1978] S.L.R. 417, H.C.
[1979–1980] S.L.R. 53, C.C.A.
title
Misuse of Drugs Act
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Misuse of Drugs Act
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Ong Ah Chuan v. Public Prosecu ...... cle 12(1) of the Constitution.
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Ong Ah Chuan v Public Prosecutor
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