Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Bill

Clause 5

Extra-territorial application

(1)

Sections 8 and 26 extend to acts done or omitted to be done outside Singapore by —

(a)

any citizen of Singapore; or

(b)

any other person on board any ship or aircraft registered in Singapore.

(2)

Notwithstanding anything in any other written law, proceedings in respect of any offence under section 8 or 26 committed anywhere outside Singapore shall not, by virtue only of the provisions of this Act, be instituted in any court except with the consent of the Public Prosecutor.

(3)

Notwithstanding subsection (2), a person may be arrested, or a warrant for a person’s arrest may be issued and executed, and the person may be remanded in custody or on bail, but no further or other proceedings shall be taken until the consent of the Public Prosecutor has been obtained.

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