Singapore legislation
Section 17
Section 17
Application to person outside Singapore
(1)
Without affecting the jurisdiction and power conferred under this Act or any other written law, the court has in the circumstances specified in subsections (2) to (6) —
jurisdiction to try any offence under section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 and impose the full punishment under this Act; and
jurisdiction to make any order under section 12 or 13 on the basis of a contravention of section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7.
(2)
Where the victim under section 3, 4, 5 or 6 was outside Singapore when the accused or respondent (as the case may be) used the words or behaviour, made the communication or published the identity information, in contravention of any such section, the court has jurisdiction if the accused or respondent (as the case may be) was in Singapore when that accused or respondent used those words or behaviour, made that communication or published that identity information, as the case may be.
(3)
Where the accused or respondent (as the case may be) was outside Singapore when that accused or respondent used the words or behaviour, made the communication or published the identity information, in contravention of section 3, the court has jurisdiction if —
the victim of the contravention was in Singapore when the use of those words or behaviour, the making of that communication or that publication of identity information caused the victim harassment, alarm or distress; and
the accused or respondent (as the case may be) knew or had reason to believe that the victim of the contravention would be in Singapore at the time referred to in paragraph (a).
(4)
Where the accused or respondent (as the case may be) was outside Singapore when that accused or respondent used the words or behaviour, made the communication or published the identity information, in contravention of section 4, 5 or 6, the court has jurisdiction if —
the victim of the contravention was in Singapore when the victim heard, saw or otherwise perceived those words or behaviour, that communication or that identity information; and
the accused or respondent (as the case may be) knew or had reason to believe that the victim of the contravention would be in Singapore at the time referred to in paragraph (a).
(5)
Where the victim under section 7 was outside Singapore when any of the acts or omissions associated with unlawful stalking occurred in contravention of that section, the court has jurisdiction if the accused or respondent (as the case may be) was in Singapore when any of those acts or omissions occurred.
(6)
Where the accused or respondent (as the case may be) was outside Singapore when any of the acts or omissions associated with unlawful stalking occurred in contravention of section 7, the court has jurisdiction if —
the victim of the contravention was in Singapore when any of those acts or omissions occurred; and
the accused or respondent (as the case may be) knew or had reason to believe that the victim of the contravention was in Singapore at the time referred to in paragraph (a).
(7)
Without affecting the jurisdiction and power conferred under this Act or any other written law, the court has in the circumstances specified in subsections (8) and (9) jurisdiction to try any offence under section 10 for failure to comply with an order and impose the full punishment under this Act.
(8)
In the case of an order prohibiting the respondent from doing any thing in relation to the victim or to any related person specified in the order, where the victim or the related person was outside Singapore when the respondent did any thing prohibited by the order, the court has jurisdiction if the respondent was in Singapore when that respondent did that thing.
(9)
In the case of an order prohibiting the respondent from doing any thing in relation to the victim or to any related person specified in the order, the court has jurisdiction —
where the respondent was outside Singapore when that respondent failed to comply with an order prohibiting him or her from doing any thing in relation to the victim, if —
the victim was in Singapore when the thing done by the respondent in contravention of the order was heard, seen or otherwise perceived by the victim; and
the respondent knew or had reason to believe that the victim would be in Singapore at the time referred to in sub‑paragraph (i);
where the respondent was outside Singapore when that respondent failed to comply with an order prohibiting him or her from doing any thing in relation to any related person specified in the order, if —
the related person was in Singapore when the thing done by the respondent in contravention of the order was heard, seen or otherwise perceived by the related person; and
the respondent knew or had reason to believe that the related person would be in Singapore at the time referred to in sub‑paragraph (i); and
where the respondent was outside Singapore when that respondent failed to comply with an order prohibiting him or her from publishing or continuing to publish any communication, if —
the communication was heard, seen or otherwise perceived by a section of the public in Singapore; and
the respondent knew or had reason to believe that communication would be heard, seen or otherwise perceived by a section of the public in Singapore.
(10)
In subsections (8) and (9) —
“victim”, in relation to an offence under section 10 for failure to comply with an order, means the victim under section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 (as the case may be) in whose favour the order was made;
“respondent”, in relation to an offence under section 10 for failure to comply with an order, means the person who is alleged to have failed to comply with the order in contravention of section 10; and
a reference to any thing done by the respondent includes any words or behaviour used or communication made by the respondent.