Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Ancillary offences in relation to ships or safe navigation
(1)
Any act of violence done by any person in connection with an offence under section 3, 4 or 5 committed or attempted to be committed by him or her is deemed to have been committed in Singapore and constitutes an offence punishable under the law in force in Singapore applicable to it, wherever the act of violence was committed, whatever the state in which the ship concerned is registered (if any), and whatever the nationality or citizenship of the person committing or attempting to commit the act.
(2)
Subsection (1) is without prejudice to section 180 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
(3)
Any person in Singapore who abets the commission elsewhere of any act which would —
but for section 3(2), be an offence under that section;
but for section 4(5), be an offence under that section;
but for section 5(6), be an offence under that section; or
but for section 6(4), be an offence under that section,shall be guilty of an offence.
(4)
Any person (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) who abets the commission (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) of any act which is an offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6 shall be guilty of an offence.
(5)
Any person (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) who attempts to commit an offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years.