Singapore legislation
Clause 3
of Hijacking of Aircraft and Protection of Aircraft and International Airports (Amendment) Bill
Clause 3
Amendment of section 2
Section 2(1) of the principal Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “aerodrome”, the following definitions:“ “air navigation facilities” includes signals, data, information or systems necessary for the navigation of an aircraft;“BCN weapon” means any of the following:
biological weapons which are —
microbial or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their origin or method of production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes; or
weapons, equipment or means of delivery designed to use such agents or toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict;
chemical weapons which are, together or separately —
toxic chemicals and their precursors, except where intended for —
industrial, agricultural, research, medical, pharmaceutical or other peaceful purposes;
protective purposes, namely those purposes directly related to protection against toxic chemicals and to protection against chemical weapons;
military purposes not connected with the use of chemical weapons and not dependent on the use of the toxic properties of chemicals as a method of warfare; or
law enforcement, including domestic riot control purposes,as long as the types and quantities are consistent with such purposes;
munitions and devices specifically designed to cause death or other harm through the toxic properties of those toxic chemicals specified in sub‑paragraph (i), which would be released as a result of the employment of such munitions and devices; or
equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of munitions and devices specified in sub‑paragraph (ii);
nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices;“IAEA Statute” means the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency, being the Statute that was ratified by Singapore on 5 January 1967, and includes any amendment to, or substitution of, the Statute that is binding on Singapore;”;
by inserting, immediately after the word “includes” in the definition of “military service”, the word “army,”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “military service”, the following definitions:“ “nuclear material” means —
plutonium, except that with isotropic concentration exceeding 80% in plutonium‑238;
uranium-233;
uranium enriched in the isotope 235 or 233;
uranium containing the mixture of isotopes as occurring in nature other than in the form of ore or ore residue; or
any material containing one or more of the materials mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d);“precursor” means any chemical reactant which takes part at any stage in the production by whatever method of a toxic chemical, and includes any key component of a binary or multi‑component chemical system;“radioactive material” means nuclear material and other radioactive substances —
which contain nuclides which undergo spontaneous disintegration (a process accompanied by emission of one or more types of ionising radiation, such as alpha, beta, neutron particles and gamma rays); and
which may, owing to their radiological or fissile properties, cause death, serious bodily injury or substantial damage to property or the environment;“source material” has the meaning given by the IAEA Statute;“special fissionable material” has the meaning given by the IAEA Statute;“toxic chemical” means any chemical which through its chemical action on life processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm to humans or animals, and includes all such chemicals, regardless of their origin or of their method of production, and regardless of whether they are produced in facilities, munitions or elsewhere;”; and
by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “unlawfully” and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:“ “uranium enriched in the isotope 235 or 233” means uranium containing the isotope 235 or 233 or both in an amount such that the abundance ratio of the sum of these isotopes to the isotope 238 is greater than the ratio of the isotope 235 to the isotope 238 occurring in nature.”.