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Singapore freedom of religionpublic orderjudicial review

Chan Hiang Leng Colin v Public Prosecutor

[1994] 3 SLR(R) 209
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore High Court
Year1994
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Freedom of religion under Art 15 of the Constitution is not absolute; restrictions may be imposed where the religious practice is incompatible with public order, public health, or morality. Orders banning Jehovah's Witness activities were a valid exercise of ministerial discretion under the Societies Act read with Art 15(4).

Area of Law

constitutional

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