PART II | Prohibition against providing or collecting property for terrorist acts |
3. Every person who directly or indirectly, wilfully and without lawful excuse, provides or collects property —| (a) | with the intention that the property be used ; or | | (b) | knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that the property will be used, |
| in whole or in part, in order to commit any terrorist act, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both. |
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| Prohibition against provision of property and services for terrorist purposes |
4. Every person who directly or indirectly, collects property, provides or invites a person to provide, or makes available property or financial or other related services —| (a) | intending that they be used, or knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that they will be used, in whole or in part, for the purpose of facilitating or carrying out any terrorist act, or for benefiting any person who is facilitating or carrying out such an activity; or | | (b) | knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that, in whole or in part, they will be used by or will benefit any terrorist or terrorist entity, |
| shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both. |
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| Prohibition against use or possession of property for terrorist purposes |
5. Every person who —| (a) | uses property, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, for the purpose of facilitating or carrying out any terrorist act; or | | (b) | possesses property intending that it be used or knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that it will be used, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, for the purpose of facilitating or carrying out a terrorist act, |
| shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both. |
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| Prohibition against dealing with property of terrorists |
6.—(1) No person in Singapore and no citizen of Singapore outside Singapore shall —| (a) | deal, directly or indirectly, in any property that he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe is owned or controlled by or on behalf of any terrorist or terrorist entity, including funds derived or generated from property owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any terrorist or terrorist entity; | | (b) | enter into or facilitate, directly or indirectly, any financial transaction related to a dealing in property referred to in paragraph (a); or | | (c) | provide any financial services or any other related services in respect of any property referred to in paragraph (a) to, or for the benefit of, or on the direction or order of, any terrorist or terrorist entity. |
| (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both. |
| (3) Any person who acts reasonably in taking, or omitting to take, measures to comply with subsection (1) shall not be liable in any civil proceedings arising from having taken or omitted to take the measures, if the person took all reasonable steps to satisfy himself that the relevant property was owned or controlled by or on behalf of any terrorist or terrorist entity. |
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| Exemption from prohibition against dealing |
7.—(1) The Minister or a person designated by the Minister may exempt any person in Singapore or any citizen of Singapore outside Singapore from section 6 in respect of any specified activity or transaction or a class of such activities or transactions.| (2) The Minister or a person designated by the Minister may make the exemption under subsection (1) subject to any terms and conditions that are required in his opinion, and may amend, suspend, revoke or reinstate the exemption. |
| (3) If a person has obtained an exemption under subsection (1), any other person involved in carrying out the activity or transaction, or class of activities or transactions, to which the exemption relates is not subject to 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. |
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