Application
3.—(1)  This Act shall apply to any drug trafficking offence or foreign drug trafficking offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act except that nothing in this Act shall impose any duty or confer any power on any court in or in connection with any proceedings under this Act against a person for a drug trafficking offence in respect of which he has been convicted by a court before the commencement of this Act.
(1A)  This Act shall apply to any serious offence or foreign serious offence whether committed before or after the date of commencement of the Drug Trafficking (Confiscation of Benefits) (Amendment) Act 1999 except that nothing in this Act shall impose any duty or confer any power on any court in connection with any proceedings under this Act against a person for a serious offence in respect of which he has been convicted by a court before that date.
[25/99 wef 13/09/1999]
(2)  This Act shall apply to any property, whether it is situated in Singapore or elsewhere.