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NO. 16 OF 2002


sections 6 and 8 if the terms and conditions of the exemption, if any, are met.

(4) This section shall not affect any liability that a person has under any other law.

PART III
DISCLOSURE

Duty to disclose

8.—(1) Every person in Singapore and every citizen of Singapore outside Singapore who—

(a) has possession, custody or control of any property belonging to any terrorist or terrorist entity; or
(b) has information about any transaction or proposed transaction in respect of any property belonging to any terrorist or terrorist entity,

shall immediately inform the Commissioner of Police of that fact or information.

(2) The Commissioner of Police may require the person referred to in subsection (1) to furnish such further information or particulars as the Commissioner may think fit.

(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.

(4) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for not informing the Commissioner of Police.

(5) No criminal or civil proceedings shall lie against a person for any disclosure made in good faith under subsection (1) or (2).

(6) In this section, "Commissioner of Police" includes—

(a) any police officer; and