Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (Amendment of First and Second Schedules) Notification 2015

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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act

(CHAPTER 190A)

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
(Amendment of First and Second Schedules)
Notification 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 47 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, the Minister for Law makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1. This Notification may be cited as the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (Amendment of First and Second Schedules) Notification 2015 and comes into operation on 3 June 2015.

Amendment of First Schedule

2. The First Schedule to the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act is amended by inserting, immediately after item 7, the following items:

“

8. Section 11

Person in charge of place or premises permitting drug activities at that place or premises

9. Section 11A

Arranging or planning gatherings for drug activities

10. Section 12A

Causing or procuring young or vulnerable person to commit drug trafficking, etc.

11. Section 13

Abetting or procuring commission of drug offence outside Singapore

”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

3. The Second Schedule to the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after item 6, the following heading and items:

“

Air Navigation Act (Cap. 6)

6A. Section 4(3)

Requirement for aviation safety instrument

6B. Section 4J(3)

Failure to comply with requirements of notice

6C. Section 4M(3)

Failure to do anything required by notice

6D. Section 4M(4)

Intentionally altering, suppressing information, etc., or furnishing false information, etc.

6E. Section 14C(1)

Obstructing investigations, etc.

”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after item 31, the following item:

“

31A. Section 11(2)

Restrictions on children and young persons taking part in public entertainment

”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after item 38, the following heading and items:

“

Companies Act (Cap. 50)

38A. Section 340(5)

Fraudulent trading by responsible person

38B. Section 404(3)

Obtaining payment of moneys, etc., to company by false promise of officer or agent of company

38C. Section 406(a)

Fraud by officer of company to induce person to give credit to the company

”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately before item 58 under the heading “Customs Act (Cap. 70)”, the following items:

“

57A. Section 128A(1)(a)

Falsification or use of falsified documents

57B. Section 128A(1)(b)

Fraudulent alteration of document, or counterfeiting of seal, signature, etc., used for verification by officer of customs

57C. Section 128D

Fraudulent evasion of, or attempt to fraudulently evade, customs duty or excise duty

”;

(e)

by deleting item 62 and substituting the following items:

“

62. Section 128I(1)

Offences in relation to possession, storage, conveying and harbouring of goods

62A. Section 131

Evading duty by unauthorised modification of computer program or data

”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after item 65, the following heading and item:

“

Employment Agencies Act (Cap. 92)

65A. Section 6(4)

Carrying on employment agency, or performing employment agency-related work or activity, without valid licence

”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately after item 68, the following items:

“

68A. Section 22A(2)

Restrictions on receipt, etc., of moneys in connection with employment of foreign employee

68B. Section 22B(1)

Obtaining work pass for foreign employee for non-existent trade or business and failing to employ the foreign employee

”;

(h)

by inserting, immediately before item 104 under the heading “Income Tax Act (Cap. 134)”, the following items:

“

103A. Section 37J(3)

Giving false information to Comptroller of Income Tax, etc., to obtain, or to assist another person to obtain, cash payout or PIC bonus (or both), etc.

103B. Section 37J(4)

Falsifying records or using contrivances, etc., to obtain, or assist another person to obtain, cash payout or PIC bonus (or both), etc.

”;

(i)

by inserting, immediately after item 105, the following heading and items:

“

Inquiries Act (Cap. 139A)

105A. The Schedule, item 5

Wilfully giving false evidence, etc.

105B. The Schedule, item 6

Threats, etc., to witnesses

”;

(j)

by inserting, immediately after item 124, the following heading and item:

“

Oaths and Declaration Act (Cap. 211)

124A. Section 14(1)(i)

Use of false statutory declaration in a judicial proceeding

”;

(k)

by inserting, immediately after item 363, the following heading and items:

“

Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014 (Act 45 of 2014)

363A. Section 3

Trafficking in persons

363B. Section 6

Persons who receive payments in connection with exploitation of trafficked victims

”;

(l)

by inserting, immediately after item 373, the following heading and items:

“

Remote Gambling Act 2014 (Act 34 of 2014)

373A. Section 8

Unlawful remote gambling

373B. Section 9

Providing unlawful remote gambling service for another

373C. Section 10

Prohibition against overseas remote gambling service with Singapore‑customer link

373D. Section 11

Prohibition against Singapore‑based remote gambling service

373E. Section 12

Unlawful employment of young person in remote gambling

373F. Section 13

Unlawful invitation, etc., to young person to gamble remotely

”;

(m)

by inserting, immediately after item 408, the following heading and item:

“

Transboundary Haze Pollution Act 2014
(Act 24 of 2014)

408A. Section 5(1) and (3)

Offences for causing, etc., haze pollution in Singapore

”; and

(n)

by deleting the heading “United Nations Act (Cap. 339) United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations (Rg 1)” and item 409, and substituting the following headings and items:

“