Introduction
The settlement in the former British crown colony on the Strait
of Malacca which consists of four trade centres, namely, Penang,
Singapore, Malacca and Labuan often referred to as the
Straits Settlement which was taken over by the
British East Indian Company. The British settlement at Penang was
founded in 1786 at Singapore in 1819; it was transferred to the
East India Company in 1824, occupied by the British during the
Napoleonic Wars. As a crown colony in 1867, the three territories
are conventional. Labuan, which in 1907 became part of the
Singapore Settlement, was founded in 1912 as a fourth separate
settlement.
Criminal law: The Penal Code
The Straits Settlements (including Prince of Wales Island
(Penang), Singapore and Malacca) was recognised in these
territories for most of the 19th century as that of the United
Kingdom, as far as local conditions permit. Nevertheless, the
Straits Settlements Penal Code 1871 ratified in
1871 (the Penal Code)
