s 17E Offence of urging violence on religious grounds or against religious group, etc.
17E.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person, on the ground of religion or religious belief or activity, knowingly engages in conduct urging another person, or a group of persons, to use force or violence against a person in Singapore (called in this subsection the target person); (b) the person does so knowing that force or violence is likely to occur; (c) the person does so because of the person’s belief that the target person is a member of a group (called in this subsection a target group); and (d) the target group is distinguished by religion or religious belief or activity, ethnicity, descent, nationality, language, political opinion or by any other characteristic, whether or not of a similar kind. (2) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person, on the ground of religion or religious belief or activity, knowingly engages in conduct urging another person, or a group of persons, to use force or violence against a group in Singapore (called in this subsection the target group); (b) the person does so knowing that force or violence is likely to occur; and (c) the target group is distinguished by religion or religious belief or activity, ethnicity, descent, nationality, language, political opinion or by any other characteristic, whether or not of a similar kind. (3) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person knowingly engages in conduct urging another person, or a group of persons, to use force or violence against a person in Singapore (called in this subsection the target person); (b) the person does so knowing that force or violence is likely to occur; (c) the person does so because of the person’s belief that the target person is a member of a group (called in this subsection a target group); and (d) the target group is distinguished by religion or religious belief or activity. (4) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person knowingly engages in conduct urging another person, or a group of persons, to use force or violence against a group in Singapore (called in this subsection the target group); (b) the person does so knowing that force or violence is likely to occur; and (c) the target group is distinguished by religion or religious belief or activity. (5) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c) or (3)(c), it does not matter whether the target person in that subsection actually is a member of a target group. (6) In subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4), “religious belief or activity” means —(a) holding a religious belief or view; or (b) engaging in religious activity. (7) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to a fine, or to both.[Act 31 of 2019 wef 01/11/2022]