Clause 5
Assistance in criminal matters for Convention offences
of Terrorism (Suppression of Bombings) Bill
(1)
For the purposes of the provision of assistance under Part III of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (Cap. 190A) to a foreign country for a criminal matter involving a relevant offence of that country, the relevant offence shall be deemed not to be an offence of a political character.
(2)
In this section —
Definition
“criminal matter”, has the meaning given to that expression in section 2(1) of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act;
Definition
“relevant offence”, in relation to a foreign country, means 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 terrorist bombing offence.