Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
New sections 4A and 4B
The Penal Code is amended by inserting, immediately after section 4, the following sections:“Offences against State and genocide committed outside Singapore by citizen or permanent resident4A. Every person who, being a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, commits an act or omission outside Singapore that if committed in Singapore would constitute an offence under Chapter VI (Offences against the State) or VIB (Genocide), is deemed to have committed that act or omission in Singapore.Punishment of specified offences with elements occurring in Singapore but others occurring outside Singapore4B.—
A specified offence is deemed to have been committed in Singapore where —
a relevant act of the specified offence occurs in Singapore and any other relevant act of that specified offence occurs outside Singapore;
a relevant act of the specified offence occurs partly in Singapore and partly outside Singapore, whether or not other relevant acts of that specified offence occur in Singapore; or
the specified offence involved an intention to make a gain or cause a loss or exposure to a risk of loss or to cause harm to any person in body, mind, reputation or property, and that gain, loss or harm occurs in Singapore.(2) In this section —“relevant act”, in relation to a specified offence, means an act or omission (whether occurring wholly or partly in or outside Singapore) which is a physical element of the specified offence;“specified offence” means an offence specified in the Schedule and includes an attempt to commit the offence, an abetment of the offence and a criminal conspiracy to commit the offence.(3) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.”.