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Part 3 · General Division of High Court

15. Criminal jurisdiction

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Last amended by an amending law of 2019.

(1)

The General Division has jurisdiction to try all offences committed —

(a)

within Singapore;

(b)

on board any ship or aircraft registered in Singapore;

(c)

by any person who is a citizen of Singapore on the high seas or on any aircraft;

(d)

by any person on the high seas where the offence is piracy by the law of nations;

(e)

by any person within or outside Singapore where the offence is punishable under and by virtue of the provisions of the Hijacking of Aircraft and Protection of Aircraft and International Airports Act 1978 or the Maritime Offences Act 2003; and

(f)

in any place or by any person if it is provided in any written law that the offence is triable in Singapore.

(2)

The General Division may pass any sentence allowed by law.

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