Singapore legislation

Section 48

of Organised Crime Act 2015

Section 48

Meaning and proof of “organised crime activity”

(1)

In this Part, “organised crime activity” means any activity —

(a)

carried out by a person in Singapore that amounts to a serious offence and —

(i)

is carried out at the direction of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group; or

(ii)

is carried out in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group;

(b)

carried out by a person outside Singapore that amounts to a serious offence and —

(i)

is carried out at the direction of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is a locally‑linked organised criminal group; or

(ii)

is carried out in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is a locally‑linked organised criminal group; or

(c)

carried out by a person that amounts to a Part 2 offence.

(2)

A person carries out an activity mentioned in subsection (1) whether or not —

(a)

the person is charged with or convicted of an offence in connection with the activity;

(b)

the person is acquitted of an offence in connection with the activity, including on appeal; or

(c)

the President grants a pardon in respect of the person’s conviction.

(3)

A reference in subsection (1)(a) or (b) to a serious offence includes an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence.

(4)

To avoid doubt, any defence that is available to a person who is prosecuted for an offence constituting the organised crime activity is also available to the subject in any proceedings under this Part for the same organised crime activity.

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