'National penalties - national proceedings' in document 'Singapore - Geneva Conventions Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II
PUNISHMENT OF OFFENDERS AGAINST CONVENTIONS

Grave breaches of scheduled Conventions
3. (1) (i) in the case of such a grave breach involving the wilful killing of a person protected by the Convention in question, to imprisonment for life;

(ii) in the case of any other such grave breach, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding

PART III
PREVENTION OF ABUSE OF RED CROSS AND OTHER EMBLEMS

Penalty
10. —(1) If any person contravenes any of the provisions of this Part, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in addition, any goods upon or in connection with which the emblem, design or words, as the case may be, was or were used, shall be forfeited.

(2) Where an offence committed by a body corporate or society is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate or society, he, as well as the body corporate or society, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.