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Hijacking of Aircraft and Protection of Aircraft and International Airports Act 1978 s 5A

Hijacking of Aircraft and Protection of Aircraft and International Airports Act 1978 s 5A

s 5A Using aircraft to cause death, serious bodily injury, etc.

5A.—(1) Subject to subsection (3), a person who unlawfully and intentionally uses an aircraft in service for the purpose of causing death, serious bodily injury or serious damage to property or the environment shall be guilty of an offence. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), subsection (1) applies whether the act mentioned in subsection (1) is committed in Singapore or elsewhere, whatever the nationality or citizenship of the person committing the act or whatever the State in which the aircraft is registered. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to any act committed in relation to an aircraft used in military, customs or police service unless —(a) the act is committed in or over Singapore; (b) where the act is committed outside Singapore, the person committing the act is a citizen of Singapore; or (c) the aircraft is used in the military, customs or police service of the Republic of Singapore.[Act 10 of 2022 wef 01/09/2022]

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