Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“act of violence” means —
any act done in Singapore which constitutes the offence of murder, attempted murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, voluntarily causing grievous hurt, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, or which constitutes an offence under —
section 4 of the Arms Offences Act (Cap. 14);
section 3 or 4 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act (Cap. 65);
section 3 or 4 of the Explosive Substances Act (Cap. 100); or
section 3 of the Kidnapping Act (Cap. 151); and
any act done outside Singapore which, if done in Singapore, would constitute an offence referred to in paragraph (a);“Convention” means the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation done in Rome on 10th March 1988;“Convention country” means a country in respect of which the Convention is in force;“country” includes any territory;“naval service” includes military and air force services;“relevant maritime offence” means —
an offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6;
conspiracy to commit any of those offences;
inciting another to commit any of those offences;
attempting to commit any of those offences; or
aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any of those offences;“ship” means any vessel (including hovercraft, submersible craft and other floating craft) other than one which —
permanently rests on, or is permanently attached to, the seabed; or
has been withdrawn from navigation or laid up;“unlawfully” —
in relation to the commission of an act in Singapore, means so as (apart from this Act) to constitute an offence under any written law in force in Singapore; and (b)in relation to the commission of an act outside Singapore, means so that the commission of the act would (apart from this Act) have been an offence under any written law in force in Singapore if it had been committed in Singapore.
Definition
“act of violence” means —
any act done in Singapore which constitutes the offence of murder, attempted murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, voluntarily causing grievous hurt, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, or which constitutes an offence under —
section 4 of the Arms Offences Act (Cap. 14);
section 3 or 4 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act (Cap. 65);
section 3 or 4 of the Explosive Substances Act (Cap. 100); or
section 3 of the Kidnapping Act (Cap. 151); and
any act done outside Singapore which, if done in Singapore, would constitute an offence referred to in paragraph (a);
Definition
“Convention” means the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation done in Rome on 10th March 1988;
Definition
“Convention country” means a country in respect of which the Convention is in force;
Definition
“country” includes any territory;
Definition
“naval service” includes military and air force services;
Definition
“relevant maritime offence” means —
an offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6;
conspiracy to commit any of those offences;
inciting another to commit any of those offences;
attempting to commit any of those offences; or
aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any of those offences;
Definition
“ship” means any vessel (including hovercraft, submersible craft and other floating craft) other than one which —
permanently rests on, or is permanently attached to, the seabed; or
has been withdrawn from navigation or laid up;
Definition
“unlawfully” —
in relation to the commission of an act in Singapore, means so as (apart from this Act) to constitute an offence under any written law in force in Singapore; and (b)in relation to the commission of an act outside Singapore, means so that the commission of the act would (apart from this Act) have been an offence under any written law in force in Singapore if it had been committed in Singapore.