Civil Defence Act 1986 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Service Offences
23. Looting
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steals from, or, with intent to steal, searches the person of anyone killed or injured in a civil defence emergency;
civil defence emergency
“civil defence emergency” means any fire, explosion, earthquake, oil spill, eruption, flood, storm, hazardous materials incident or other happening (whether or not attributable to an attack by an enemy or to any warlike act) that causes or may cause destruction of or damage to property or loss of life or injury or distress to persons or that in any way endangers the safety of the public in Singapore or in any part thereof;
steals any property which has been left exposed or unprotected in consequence of a civil defence emergency;
takes, otherwise than for the purposes of the Force, any property abandoned or left exposed in consequence of a civil defence emergency,shall be guilty of the offence of looting and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or any other punishment authorised by this Act.
Force
“Force” means the Singapore Civil Defence Force raised and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Act;