Organised Crime Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Organised Crime Offences
11. Receiving, retaining, etc., property of organised criminal group
Feedback & supportA person in Singapore must not receive, retain, conceal, dispose of or otherwise deal with any property if the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the property —
property
“property” means money and all other property, movable or immovable, including things in action and other intangible or incorporeal property;
is illegally obtained by an organised criminal group; or
is used by an organised criminal group to commit, or to facilitate the commission of —
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.
A person outside Singapore must not receive, retain, conceal, dispose of or otherwise deal with any property if the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the property —
is illegally obtained by a locally-linked organised criminal group; or
is used by a locally-linked organised criminal group to commit, or to facilitate the commission of —
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.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) 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.