Singapore legislation

Clause 11

of Organised Crime Bill

Clause 11

Receiving, retaining, etc., property of organised criminal group

(1)

A person in Singapore must not receive, retain, conceal, dispose of or otherwise deal with any property if the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the property —

(a)

is illegally obtained by an organised criminal group; or

(b)

is used by an organised criminal group to commit, or to facilitate the commission of —

(i)

a Part 2 offence (other than an offence under this section); or

(ii)

an offence under any written law, which is for the purpose of conferring a financial or other material benefit on the organised criminal group.

(2)

A person outside Singapore must not receive, retain, conceal, dispose of or otherwise deal with any property if the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the property —

(a)

is illegally obtained by a locally-linked organised criminal group; or

(b)

is used by a locally-linked organised criminal group to commit, or to facilitate the commission of —

(i)

a Part 2 offence (other than an offence under this section); or

(ii)

an offence under any written law, which is for the purpose of conferring a financial or other material benefit on the locally-linked organised criminal group.

(3)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both; or

(b)

in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $500,000.