Maritime Offences Act 2003 |
2020 REVISED EDITION |
This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021 |
An Act to give effect to the provisions of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation done in Rome on 10 March 1988, and the provisions of the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf done in Rome on 10 March 1988, and for purposes connected therewith. [22/2015] |
[3 May 2004] |
Short title |
1. This Act is the Maritime Offences Act 2003. |
Interpretation |
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Hijacking of ships |
Destroying or damaging ships, etc. |
4.—(1) Subject to subsection (5), any person who unlawfully and intentionally —
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Other acts endangering or likely to endanger safe navigation |
5.—(1) Subject to subsection (6), any person who unlawfully and intentionally —
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Offences involving threats in relation to ships or safe navigation |
6.—(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if —
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Ancillary offences in relation to ships or safe navigation |
7.—(1) Any act of violence done by any person in connection with an offence under section 3, 4 or 5 committed or attempted to be committed by him or her is deemed to have been committed in Singapore and constitutes an offence punishable under the law in force in Singapore applicable to it, wherever the act of violence was committed, whatever the state in which the ship concerned is registered (if any), and whatever the nationality or citizenship of the person committing or attempting to commit the act. [22/2015]
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Hijacking of fixed platforms |
8.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who unlawfully, by the use of force or by threats of any kind, seizes a fixed platform or exercises control of a fixed platform, shall be guilty of an offence, whatever the nationality or citizenship of that person, and whether the fixed platform is in Singapore or elsewhere. [22/2015]
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Destroying or damaging fixed platforms, etc. |
9.—(1) Subject to subsection (5), any person who unlawfully and intentionally does any of the following shall be guilty of an offence:
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Offences involving threats in relation to fixed platforms |
10.—(1) A person (A) shall be guilty of an offence if —
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Ancillary offences in relation to fixed platforms |
11.—(1) Any act of violence done by any person in connection with an offence under section 8 or 9 committed or attempted to be committed by that person is deemed to have been committed in Singapore and constitutes an offence punishable under the law in force in Singapore applicable to it, wherever the act of violence was committed, and whatever the nationality or citizenship of the person committing or attempting to commit the act. [22/2015]
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Master’s power of delivery |
12.—(1) This section has effect for the purposes of any proceedings before any court in Singapore.
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General penalties |
13.—(1) Any person guilty of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall be liable on conviction to be punished with imprisonment for life.
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Consent for prosecution |
14.—(1) No prosecution is to be instituted under this Act without the written consent of the Public Prosecutor.
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Extradition |
15.—(1) Every relevant maritime offence and every relevant fixed platform offence are deemed to be extradition offences under the Extradition Act 1968. [Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
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