Certain laws such as the Internal Security Act (Cap. 143) (which authorises detention without trial in certain circumstances) and the Societies Act (Cap. 311) (which regulates the formation of associations) that were enacted during British rule in Singapore remain in the statute book, and both corporal and capital punishment are still in use.
143) (yang mengizinkan penahanan tanpa pengadilan dalam keadaan tertentu) dan Societies Act (Cap. 311) (yang mengatur pembentukan asosiasi) yang diberlakukan selama pemerintahan Inggris di Singapura tetap dalam lembaran negara, dan kedua kopral dan hukuman mati yang masih digunakan.