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,
must immediately inform the Commissioner of Police of that fact or information.
(2)  The Commissioner of Police may require the person mentioned in subsection (1) to provide such further information or particulars as the Commissioner may think fit, and the person must comply with the requirement.
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(3)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)if the person is an individual, and the property mentioned in subsection (1)(a) came into the person’s possession, custody or control, or the information or particulars mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (2) came to the person’s attention, in the course of the person’s trade, profession, business or employment — to a fine not exceeding $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both;
(b)if the person is an individual, but paragraph (a) does not apply — to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both; or
(c)if the person is not an individual, to a fine not exceeding —
(i)where subsection (1) was contravened, the higher of —
(A)$1 million; or
(B)twice the value of the property mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b), as the case may be; or
(ii)where subsection (2) was contravened, $1 million.
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(4)  It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that the person 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
(b)any other person authorised by the Commissioner of Police to act for the Commissioner for the purposes of this section.