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Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018 s 4

Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018 s 4

s 4 Meaning of “act of serious violence”

4.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “act of serious violence” means an act that —(a) involves serious violence to an individual; (b) causes serious damage to property; (c) causes death; (d) endangers an individual’s life, including the life of the individual taking action; (e) causes a serious risk to the health or safety of the public; or (f) involves releasing into the environment or any part of the environment, or distributing or otherwise exposing the public to —(i) any toxic chemical; (ii) any dangerous, hazardous, radioactive or harmful substance; or (iii) any microbial or other biological agent, or toxin. (2) A reference in this section to an individual or a property is a reference to an individual or a property situated within Singapore.

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