Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Hijacking of Aircraft and Protection of Aircraft and International Airports (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Amendment of section 6

Section 6 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “subsections (5) and (6)” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “subsection (6)”;

(b)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Subsection (1) applies —

(a)

to any property used for the provision of air navigation facilities, including —

(i)

any land, building or ship so used; and

(ii)

any apparatus or equipment so used, whether on board an aircraft or elsewhere; and

(b)

if the air navigation facilities are used in international air navigation.”;

(c)

by deleting the words “subsections (4) and (5)” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “subsection (6)”; and

(d)

by deleting subsections (5), (6) and (7) and substituting the following subsections:“(5) Except as provided in subsection (6), subsections (1) and (3) apply whether any act mentioned in those subsections is committed in Singapore or elsewhere, whatever the nationality or citizenship of the person committing the act or whatever the State in which the aircraft is registered.(6) Subsections (1) and (3) do not apply to any act committed in relation to an aircraft used in military, customs or police service unless —

(a)

the act is committed in or over Singapore;

(b)

where the act is committed outside Singapore, the person committing the act is a citizen of Singapore; or

(c)

the aircraft is used in the military, customs or police service of the Republic of Singapore.”.