Singapore legislation

Clause 115

of Criminal Law Reform Bill

Clause 115

Amendment of section 376C

Section 376C of the Penal Code is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsections:“(1A) To avoid doubt, any person (A) who does in Singapore, any act involving a person below 18 years of age (B) who is outside Singapore, that would if B were in Singapore constitute an offence under section 376B, shall be guilty of an offence.(1B) Any person who does outside Singapore, any act involving a person below 18 years of age who is in Singapore, that would if done in Singapore constitute an offence under section 376B, shall be guilty of an offence.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “liable to the same punishment to which he would have been liable” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “punished with the same punishment with which he would have been punished”.

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