Singapore legislation

Section 4B

of Penal Code 1871

Section 4B

Punishment of specified offences with elements occurring in Singapore but others occurring outside Singapore

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(1)

A specified offence is deemed to have been committed in Singapore where —

(a)

a relevant act of the specified offence occurs in Singapore and any other relevant act of that specified offence occurs outside Singapore;

(b)

a relevant act of the specified offence occurs partly in Singapore and partly outside Singapore, whether or not other relevant acts of that specified offence occur in Singapore; or

(c)

the specified offence involved an intention to make a gain or cause a loss or exposure to a risk of loss or to cause harm to any person in body, mind, reputation or property, and that gain, loss or harm occurs in Singapore.

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(2)

In this section —

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Definition

“relevant act”, in relation to a specified offence, means an act or omission (whether occurring wholly or partly in or outside Singapore) which is a physical element of the specified offence;

Definition

“specified offence” means an offence specified in the Schedule and includes an attempt to commit the offence, an abetment of the offence and a criminal conspiracy to commit the offence.

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(3)

The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.

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