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Section 130C — Piratical acts

As in force on 1 January 2013.

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  1. 12 November 1993 Act 35 of 1993
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130C.Piratical 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 15 years and shall be liable to caning.