s 130B–s 130C · 2 sections
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Piracy by law of nations. Cf. 12 and 13 Victoria c. 96 (Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act 1849)
130B.—(1) A person commits piracy who does any act that, by the law of nations, is piracy.
(2) Whoever commits piracy shall be punished with imprisonment for life and shall be liable to caning, but if while committing or attempting to commit piracy he murders or attempts to murder another person or does any act that is likely to endanger the life of another person he shall be punished with death.[Act 21 of 2025 wef 17/08/2026]
Piratical acts
130C. Whoever, while in or out of Singapore —(a)
steals a Singapore ship;
(b)
steals or without lawful authority throws overboard, damages or destroys anything that is part of the cargo, supplies or fittings in a Singapore ship;
(c)
does or attempts to do a mutinous act on a Singapore ship; or
(d)
counsels or procures a person to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c),
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years and shall be liable to caning.
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