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Rh Other forfeiture provisions unaffected

30. This Part shall not affect the operation of any other Act respecting the forfeiture of property. PART V MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND EXTRADITION Interpretation of this Part

31. In this Part—
 * "Convention" means the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9th December 1999;
 * "country" includes a State or territory, as the case may be.

Convention as basis for assistance under Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act

32.—(1) Where there is no treaty, memorandum of understanding or other agreement in force between Singapore and a country which is a party to the Convention relating to the provision of assistance concerning any terrorism financing offence, an order under section 17 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (Cap. 190A) may be made—
 * (a) declaring that country as a prescribed foreign country; and
 * (b) applying that Act as if there were a treaty, memorandum of understanding or other agreement under which that country has agreed to provide assistance in criminal matters to Singapore.

(2) Where the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act is applied under subsection (1), the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act shall, subject to subsection (3), have effect as if the only foreign serious offences within the meaning of that Act were terrorism financing offences.

(3) Subsection (2) is without prejudice to any other order made under section 17 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act.

(4) For the purposes of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, a terrorism financing offence—