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ORGANISED CRIME
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(a) carried out by a person in Singapore that amounts to a serious offence and—
(i) is carried out at the direction of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group; or
(ii) is carried out in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is an organised criminal group;
(b) carried out by a person outside Singapore that amounts to a serious offence and—
(i) is carried out at the direction of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is a locally‑linked organised criminal group; or
(ii) is carried out in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a group which the person knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is a locally-linked organised criminal group; or
(c) carried out by a person that amounts to a Part 2 offence.

(2) A person carries out an activity referred to in subsection (1) whether or not—

(a) the person is charged with or convicted of an offence in connection with the activity;
(b) the person is acquitted of an offence in connection with the activity, including on appeal; or
(c) the President grants a pardon in respect of the person's conviction.

(3) A reference in subsection (1)(a) or (b) to a serious offence includes an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, the serious offence.

(4) To avoid doubt, any defence that is available to a person who is prosecuted for an offence constituting the organised crime activity is also available to the subject in any proceedings under this Part for the same organised crime activity.