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NO. 26 OF 2015


(b) the commission of any serious offence at the direction of, or in furtherance of the illegal purpose of, an organised criminal group.

(2) A person outside Singapore commits an offence if the person engages in conduct which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe will facilitate—

(a) the commission of a Part 2 offence (other than an offence under this section); or
(b) the commission of any serious offence at the direction of, or in furtherance of the illegal purpose of, a locally-linked organised criminal group.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable on conviction—

(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both; or
(b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $200,000.

Commission of offence for organised criminal group

13.—(1) Where a court convicts a person for the commission, in Singapore, of an offence under any written law other than this Act (called the predicate offence) and it is proved that the offence—

(a) was committed at the direction of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group; or
(b) was committed in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group,

the punishment which the court may impose is the same punishment provided for the predicate offence, but as modified by subsection (3).

(2) Where a court convicts a person for the commission, outside Singapore, of an offence under any written law other than this Act (called the predicate offence) and it is proved that the offence—