Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Maritime Offences (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “10th March 1988” in the definition of “Convention” and substituting the words “10 March 1988”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “country”, the following definition:“ “fixed platform” means any artificial island, installation or structure permanently attached to the seabed for the purpose of exploration or exploitation of resources or for any other economic purpose;”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “naval service”, the following definitions:“ “Protocol” means the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf done in Rome on 10 March 1988;“Protocol country” means a Convention country in respect of which the Protocol is in force;“relevant fixed platform offence” means —

(a)

an offence under section 7A, 7B or 7C;

(b)

conspiracy to commit any of those offences;

(c)

inciting another to commit any of those offences;

(d)

attempting to commit any of those offences; or

(e)

aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any of those offences;”.

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