3. Hijacking of ships
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), any person who unlawfully, by the use of force or by threats of any kind, seizes a ship or exercises control of a ship shall be guilty of an offence, whatever his or her nationality or citizenship, whatever the state in which the ship is registered and whether the ship is in Singapore or elsewhere.
unlawfully
“unlawfully” means, in relation to the commission of an act —(a)in Singapore — so as to constitute an offence under any written law (apart from this Act) in force in Singapore; and(b)outside Singapore — so that the commission of the act, if it had been committed in Singapore, would have been an offence under any written law (apart from this Act) in force in Singapore if it had been committed in Singapore.
Subsection (1) does not apply to any act committed in relation to a warship, or any other ship used as a naval auxiliary or in customs or law enforcement service, unless —
ship
“ship” means any vessel (including hovercraft, submersible craft and other floating craft) other than one which —(a)permanently rests on, or is permanently attached to, the seabed; or(b)has been withdrawn from navigation or laid up;
the person seizing or exercising control of the ship is a citizen of Singapore;
the act is committed in Singapore; or
the ship is used in the naval, customs or law enforcement service of Singapore.