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Section 4A — Offences against State and genocide committed outside Singapore by citizen or permanent resident

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  2. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  3. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

4A.Offences against State and genocide committed outside Singapore by citizen or permanent resident

Every person who, being a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, commits an act or omission outside Singapore that if committed in Singapore would constitute an offence under Chapter 6 (Offences against the State) or 6B (Genocide), is deemed to have committed that act or omission in Singapore.