Singapore legislation

Section 4

of Penal Code 1871

Section 4

Jurisdiction over public servants for offences committed outside Singapore

Amended by51/2007

Every public servant who, being a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore, when acting or purporting to act in the course of his employment, commits an act or omission outside Singapore that if committed in Singapore would constitute an offence under the law in force in Singapore, is deemed to have committed that act or omission in Singapore.

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