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Section 130C — Piractical acts

As in force on 12 November 1993.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 12 November 1993 Act 35 of 1993
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 17 August 2026 Latest
Inserted in force 12 November 1993 by Application of English Law Act 1993
130C.Piractical acts

Whoever, while in or out of Singapore —

(a)steals a Singapore ship;

(b)steals or without lawful authority throws overboard, damages or destroys anything that is part of the cargo, supplies or fittings in a Singapore ship;

(c)does or attempts to do a mutinous act on a Singapore ship; or

(d)counsels or procures a person to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c),

shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and shall be liable to caning.