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4 Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Maritime Offences Act 2003 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—

"act of violence" means
 * (a) any act done in Singapore which constitutes the offence of murder, attempted murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, voluntarily causing grievous hurt, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, or which constitutes an offence under—
 * (i) section 4 of the Arms Offences Act (Cap. 14);
 * (ii) section 3 or 4 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act (Cap. 65);
 * (iii) section 3 or 4 of the Explosive Substances Act (Cap. 100); or
 * (iv) section 3 of the Kidnapping Act (Cap. 151); and
 * (b) any act done outside Singapore which, if done in Singapore, would constitute an offence referred to in paragraph (a);

"Convention" means the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation done in Rome on 10th March 1988;

"Convention country" means a country in respect of which the Convention is in force;

"country" includes any territory;

"naval service" includes military and air force services;

"relevant maritime offence" means—
 * (a) an offence under section 3, 4, 5 or 6;
 * (b) conspiracy to commit any of those offences;
 * (c) inciting another to commit any of those offences;