Singapore legislation

Clause 14

of Organised Crime Bill

Clause 14

Interpretation of this Part and Parts 4 and 5

(1)

In this Part and Parts 4 and 5, unless the context otherwise requires —

Definition

“public” includes a section of the public or a particular member of the public;

Definition

“relevant parties”, in relation to an OCPO or FRO, means —

(a)

the Public Prosecutor; and

(b)

the person in relation to whom the OCPO or FRO is to be made, or the person who is the subject of the OCPO or FRO, as the case may be.

(2)

For the purposes of this Act, a person (A) is involved in a serious offence associated with an organised criminal group if conditions X in subsection (3), or conditions Y in subsection (4), are met.

(3)

Conditions X are:

(a)

A, in Singapore, has committed the serious offence (including an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence);

(b)

A, in Singapore, has facilitated the commission of the serious offence (including an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence) by any other person; or

(c)

the conduct of A in Singapore was such that it was likely to facilitate the commission of the serious offence (including an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence) by A or any other person,and the commission of the serious offence (including an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence) —

(i)

is at the direction of a group which A knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group; or

(ii)

is in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a group which A knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group.

(4)

Conditions Y are:

(a)

A, outside Singapore, has committed the serious offence (including an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence);

(b)

A, outside Singapore, has facilitated the commission of the serious offence (including an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence) by any other person; or

(c)

the conduct of A outside Singapore was such that it was likely to facilitate the commission of the serious offence (including an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence) by A or any other person,and the commission of the serious offence (including an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence) —

(i)

is at the direction of a group which A knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is a locally-linked organised criminal group; or

(ii)

is in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a group which A knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is a locally‑linked organised criminal group.

(5)

For the purposes of this Act, a person (A) is involved in a Part 2 offence if —

(a)

A has committed the Part 2 offence;

(b)

A has facilitated the commission of the Part 2 offence by any other person; or

(c)

the conduct of A was such that it was likely to facilitate the commission of the Part 2 offence by A or any other person.

(6)

For the purposes of this Part and Parts 4 and 5, references to a person who is the subject of an OCPO or FRO are references to a person against whom the public are to be protected.

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