Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Amendment of section 2
(1)
Section 2(1) of the principal Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “authorised officer”, the following definition:“ “Convention country” means a foreign country that is a Party to the Nuclear Material Convention;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “conveyance”, the following definition:“ “country” includes a State or territory, as the case may be;”;
by deleting the words “the Schedule” in the definition of “nuclear material” and substituting the words “the First Schedule”; and
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “nuclear material”, the following definitions:“ “Nuclear Material Convention” means the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material adopted in Vienna on 26th October 1979;“nuclear offence” means —
an offence under section 26B or 26D;
an offence specified in the Second Schedule committed in relation to any nuclear material;
an abetment of or a conspiracy to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
an attempt to commit an offence under section 26B, or an offence referred to in paragraph (b) except any offence under section 384, 385, 386, 387, 388 or 389 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224) committed in relation to nuclear material; or
an act by a person which would make him liable for an offence referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (d) by virtue of section 34, 35 or 37 of the Penal Code;”.
(2)
Section 2(1) of the principal Act in force immediately before the commencement of this subsection is amended by deleting the definitions of “Nuclear Material Convention” and “nuclear offence” and substituting the following definitions:“ “Nuclear Material Convention” means the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material adopted in Vienna on 26th October 1979, as amended by the amendments adopted in Vienna on 8th July 2005;“nuclear offence” means —
an offence under section 26B, 26D, 26DA, 26DB or 26DC;
an offence specified in the Second Schedule committed in relation to any nuclear material;
an abetment of or a conspiracy to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
an attempt to commit an offence under section 26B, 26DA or 26DB, or an offence referred to in paragraph (b) except any offence under section 384, 385, 386, 387, 388 or 389 of the Penal Code committed in relation to nuclear material; or
an act by a person which would make him liable for an offence referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (d) by virtue of section 34, 35 or 37 of the Penal Code;“nuclear trafficking offence” means —
an offence under section 26DD;
an abetment of or an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offence under section 26DD; or
an act by a person which would make him liable for an offence under section 26DD or an attempt to commit such an offence by virtue of section 34, 35 or 37 of the Penal Code;”.