Singapore legislation
Section 48
Section 48
Meaning and proof of “organised crime activity”
(1)
In this Part, “organised crime activity” means any activity —
carried out by a person in Singapore that amounts to a serious offence and —
is carried out at the direction of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group; or
is carried out in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group;
carried out by a person outside Singapore that amounts to a serious offence and —
is carried out at the direction of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is a locally‑linked organised criminal group; or
is carried out in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is a locally‑linked organised criminal group; or
carried out by a person that amounts to a Part 2 offence.
(2)
A person carries out an activity mentioned in subsection (1) whether or not —
the person is charged with or convicted of an offence in connection with the activity;
the person is acquitted of an offence in connection with the activity, including on appeal; or
the President grants a pardon in respect of the person’s conviction.
(3)
A reference in subsection (1)(a) or (b) to a serious offence includes an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence.
(4)
To avoid doubt, any defence that is available to a person who is prosecuted for an offence constituting the organised crime activity is also available to the subject in any proceedings under this Part for the same organised crime activity.