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4 Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Hostage-Taking Act 2010 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"bank" means—
 * (a) a bank licensed under the Banking Act (Cap. 19); or
 * (b) a merchant bank that is approved as a financial institution under section 28 of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 186),

and includes a finance company licensed under the Finance Companies Act (Cap. 108);

"Convention" means the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 17th December 1979;

"Convention country" means a foreign country that is a Party to the Convention;

"country" includes a State or territory, as the case may be;

"hostage-taking offence" means—
 * (a) the offence under section 3; or
 * (b) an abetment of, or a conspiracy or attempt to commit, the offence under section 3.

Hostage-taking

3.—(1) Whoever—
 * (a) seizes or detains any person; and
 * (b) threatens to cause death or hurt to such person or to continue to detain such person, or by his conduct gives rise to a reasonable apprehension that such person may be put to death or hurt or may continue to be detained, or causes death or hurt to such person,