Hostage-Taking Act (2010)

The Act contains 16 Sections and an Explanatory Statement.

The Sections are:

1. Short title and commencement
2. Interpretation
3. Hostage-taking
4. Extra-territoriality
5. Information relating to hostage-taking offence
6. Power to freeze bank account
7. Power to order inspection of customer information
8. Power to obtain information
9. No prosecution without Public Prosecutor’s consent
10. Prosecution of informers
11. Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
12. Power of arrest
13. Assistance in criminal matters for Convention offences
14. Extradition
15. Consequential Amendment to Banking Act
16. Consequential Amendment to Penal Code
17. Consequential Amemdment to Road Vehicles (Special Powers) Act

Singapore-Hostage Taking Act-2010-eng (full text in English, PDF)