Singapore legislation

Section 4

Purpose of Act

The purpose of this Act is to deal with organised crime with the object of —

(a)

punishing persons who are involved in the activities of organised criminal groups;

(b)

preventing, restricting and disrupting the activities of organised criminal groups and persons who are involved in such groups;

(c)

protecting members of the public from the harm caused, or likely to be caused, by such groups;

(d)

empowering a court to make various orders in order to prevent, restrict or disrupt the involvement of persons associated with such groups; and

(e)

establishing a regime for the confiscation of benefits from organised crime activities.