Information relating to offence
9.—(1) Every person in Singapore who has information which he knows or believes may be of material assistance—
- (a) in preventing the commission by another person of a relevant offence; or
- (b) in securing the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of another person, in Singapore, for an offence involving the commission, preparation or instigation of a relevant offence,
and who fails to disclose the information immediately to a police officer shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
(2) No criminal or civil proceedings shall lie against a person for any disclosure made in good faith under this section.
(3) A person who makes a disclosure in good faith under this section shall not be treated as being in breach of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by law, contract or rules of professional conduct.
(4) In this section, "relevant offence" means—
- (a) an offence specified in the First Schedule committed to or in relation to a UN worker;
- (b) an offence specified in the Second Schedule committed to or in relation to relevant premises or a vehicle used by a UN worker;
- (c) an offence under section 4 or 5; or
- (d) an abetment of or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit an offence under paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
Assistance under Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
10.—(1) Assistance under any provision of Part III of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (Cap. 190A) may be provided by Singapore to a Convention country for a criminal matter involving a relevant offence of that country.
