Singapore legislation

Section 67

of Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014

Section 67

Jurisdiction in case of offences on board ship

Where any person is charged with having committed any offence on board any Singapore ship on the high seas or elsewhere outside Singapore and that person is found within the jurisdiction of any court in Singapore which would have had cognizance of the offence if it had been committed on board a Singapore ship within the limits of its ordinary jurisdiction, that court has jurisdiction to try the offence as if it had been so committed.

Section 67 — Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014