Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Terrorism (Suppression of Misuse of Radioactive Material) Bill

Clause 7

Using or damaging nuclear facility

(1)

A person shall be guilty of an offence if —

(a)

the person, intentionally and without lawful authority, uses or damages a nuclear facility in a manner that causes, or creates a risk of, the release of radioactive material; and

(b)

the person intends the use of, or damage to, the nuclear facility —

(i)

to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to, any individual;

(ii)

to cause substantial damage to property or to the environment; or

(iii)

to compel any other person, or any international organisation or government, to do or refrain from doing any act.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall on conviction —

(a)

in any case where the person intends the use of, or damage to, the nuclear facility to cause the death of any individual, and death is caused — be subject to the same punishment as an act under section 300(a) of the Penal Code (Cap. 224); or

(b)

in any other case — be punished with imprisonment for life.