PART II
TERRORIST PROPERTY
Prohibition against providing or collecting property for terrorist acts
3.—(1)  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.
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(2)  Any person who acts reasonably in taking, or omitting to take, measures to avoid committing an offence under subsection (1) shall not be liable in any civil proceedings arising from taking or omitting to take those measures.
[Act 51 of 2018 wef 01/04/2019]
Prohibition against provision of property and services for terrorist purposes
4.—(1)  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.
[Act 51 of 2018 wef 01/04/2019]
(2)  Any person who acts reasonably in taking, or omitting to take, measures to avoid committing an offence under subsection (1) shall not be liable in any civil proceedings arising from taking or omitting to take those measures.
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(3)  In this section, a reference to facilitating or carrying out any terrorist act includes a reference to financing the travel of an individual to any place other than the state of which the individual is a citizen or in which the individual resides, in order for the individual to provide or receive any training in facilitating or carrying out any terrorist act.
[Act 51 of 2018 wef 01/04/2019]
Prohibition against use or possession of property for terrorist purposes
5.—(1)  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.
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(2)  Any person who acts reasonably in taking, or omitting to take, measures to avoid committing an offence under subsection (1) shall not be liable in any civil proceedings arising from taking or omitting to take those measures.
[Act 51 of 2018 wef 01/04/2019]
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.
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(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.
Penalty
6A.  Any person who is guilty of an offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6 shall be liable on conviction —
(a)in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both; or
(b)in any other case, to a fine not exceeding the higher of —
(i)$1 million; or
(ii)twice the value of the property (including funds derived or generated from the property), financial services or other related services, or financial transaction (as the case may be) in respect of which the offence was committed.
[Act 51 of 2018 wef 01/04/2019]
Abetment, etc., of offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6
6B.  A person who commits an act or omission that would constitute an abetment of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, an offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to the same punishment as for the offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6, as the case may be.
[Act 51 of 2018 wef 01/04/2019]
Exemption
7.—(1)  Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt any person in Singapore, or any citizen of Singapore outside Singapore, from section 4(b) or 6 or both, in respect of any specified activity or transaction or a class of specified activities or transactions carried out by the person or citizen.
(2)  An exemption under subsection (1) from section 4(b) may not be made in respect of any activity or transaction involving property or services that will be used by or will benefit a terrorist entity.
(3)  An exemption under subsection (1) may be subject to any terms and conditions, including a condition precedent that the person exempted must have a notice of exemption from the Minister or a public officer authorised by the Minister before the exemption takes effect.
(4)  If a person is exempted under an order made under subsection (1) in respect of any activity or transaction or class of activities or transactions, any other person involved in carrying out —
(a)the activity or transaction; or
(b)any activity or transaction in that class of activities or transactions,
to which the exemption relates is also exempt from section 4(b) or 6 or both (whichever applies to the act carried out by that other person), and section 8, if the terms and conditions of the exemption (if any) are met.
[Act 17 of 2013 wef 23/09/2013]