Radiation Protection Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8A · Offences Relating to Nuclear Material Convention
38. Assistance under Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000
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For the purposes of providing assistance under Part 3 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000 to a foreign country for a criminal matter involving a relevant offence of that country, the relevant offence is deemed not to be an offence of a political character.
In this section —
“criminal matter” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000;
“relevant offence”, in relation to a Convention country, means —
Convention country
“Convention country” means a foreign country that is a Party to the Nuclear Material Convention;
an offence against the law of that country that consists of or includes conduct which, if it had occurred in Singapore, would have constituted a nuclear offence; or
nuclear offence
“nuclear offence” means —(a)an offence under section 29, 31, 32, 33 or 34;(b)an offence specified in the Second Schedule committed in relation to any nuclear material;(c)an abetment of, or a conspiracy to commit, an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);(d)an attempt to commit an offence under section 29, 32 or 33, or an offence mentioned in paragraph (b) except any offence under section 384, 385, 386, 387, 388 or 389 of the Penal Code 1871 committed in relation to nuclear material; or(e)an act by a person which would make the person liable for an offence mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (d) by virtue of section 34, 35 or 37 of the Penal Code 1871;
an offence against the law of that country that consists of or includes conduct which would constitute a nuclear trafficking offence.[26G
nuclear trafficking offence
“nuclear trafficking offence” means —(a)an offence under section 35;(b)an abetment of, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit, an offence under section 35; or(c)an act by a person which would make the person liable for an offence under section 35 or an attempt to commit such an offence by virtue of section 34, 35 or 37 of the Penal Code 1871;