Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
Application to person outside Singapore
(1)
Without prejudice to the jurisdiction and power conferred under this Act or any other written law, the court shall in the circumstances specified in subsections (2) to (6) —
have jurisdiction to try any offence under section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 and impose the full punishment under this Act; and
have 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 person or respondent (as the case may be) used the words or behaviour, or made the communication in contravention of any such section, the court shall have jurisdiction if the accused person or respondent (as the case may be) was in Singapore when he used those words or behaviour or made that communication, as the case may be.
(3)
Where the accused person or respondent (as the case may be) was outside Singapore when he used the words or behaviour, or made the communication, in contravention of section 3, the court shall have jurisdiction if —
the victim of the contravention was in Singapore when the use of those words or behaviour or the making of that communication caused the victim harassment, alarm or distress; and
the accused person 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 person or respondent (as the case may be) was outside Singapore when he used the words or behaviour, or made the communication, in contravention of section 4, 5 or 6, the court shall have jurisdiction if —
the victim of the contravention was in Singapore when the victim heard, saw or otherwise perceived those words or behaviour or that communication; and
the accused person 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 shall have jurisdiction if the accused person or respondent (as the case may be) was in Singapore when any of those acts or omissions occurred.
(6)
Where the accused person 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 shall have jurisdiction if —
the victim of the contravention was in Singapore when any of those acts or omissions occurred; and
the accused person 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 prejudice to the jurisdiction and power conferred under this Act or any other written law, the court shall in the circumstances specified in subsections (8) and (9) have 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 (in the case of a contravention of section 7) 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 shall have jurisdiction if the respondent was in Singapore when he did that thing.
(9)
In the case of an order prohibiting the respondent from doing any thing in relation to the victim or (in the case of a contravention of section 7) to any related person specified in the order, the court shall have jurisdiction —
where the respondent was outside Singapore when he failed to comply with an order prohibiting him 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 he failed to comply with an order prohibiting him from doing any thing in relation to any related person specified in the order (in the case of a contravention of section 7), 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 he failed to comply with an order prohibiting him 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.