Organised Crime Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Organised Crime Offences
10. Allowing organised criminal group to use premises
Feedback & supportA person in Singapore who allows any group, or any member of a group, which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group, to use any premises (whether within or outside Singapore) owned or occupied by the person, or over which the person has control, in order to support, aid or promote the commission of —
group
“group” means a group of 3 or more individuals (whether or not ordinarily resident in Singapore), however organised, including by forming a company or association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, whether or not —(a)the company or association or body of persons is based within or outside Singapore; or(b)the company or association or body of persons is part of a larger group;
a Part 2 offence (other than an offence under this section); or
an offence under any written law, which is for the purpose of conferring a financial or other material benefit on the organised criminal group,commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both; or
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $500,000.
A person outside Singapore who allows any group, or any member of a group, which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is a locally-linked organised criminal group, to use any premises (whether within or outside Singapore) owned or occupied by the person, or over which the person has control, in order to support, aid or promote the commission of —
locally-linked organised criminal group
“locally-linked organised criminal group” means a group that has as its only purpose, or one of its purposes, the obtaining of a financial or other material benefit from the commission by, or the facilitation of the commission by, any person (whether or not the person is a member of the group) of any serious offence;
a Part 2 offence (other than an offence under this section); or
an offence under any written law, which is for the purpose of conferring a financial or other material benefit on the locally‑linked organised criminal group,commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both; or
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $500,000.