4. Violence against passengers or crew
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Any act of violence against the passengers or crew of an aircraft in service done by a person in connection with the offence of hijacking committed or attempted by him or her on board that aircraft is deemed to have been committed in Singapore and constitutes an offence punishable under the law in force in Singapore applicable thereto, wherever the act of violence was committed, whatever the State of registration of the aircraft and whatever the nationality or citizenship of the offender.
act of violence
“act of violence” means —(a)an act done in Singapore which constitutes the offence of murder, attempted murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, voluntarily causing grievous hurt, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, or an offence under —(i)section 4 of the Arms Offences Act 1973;(ii)section 3 or 4 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958;(iii)section 3 or 4 of the Explosive Substances Act 1924; or(iv)section 3 of the Kidnapping Act 1961; and(b)an act done outside Singapore which, if done in Singapore, would constitute an offence mentioned in paragraph (a);