- (a) from the date when such order is served on him in such manner as may be prescribed;
- (b) where a court dispenses with the service of such order, from the date when the service on him of such order is dispensed with by the court; or
- (c) such later date as the court may specify.
PART IV
GENERAL
Application to person outside Singapore
17.—(1) Without prejudice to the jurisdiction and power conferred under this Act or any other written law, the court shall in the circumstances specified in subsections (2) to (6)—
- (a) have jurisdiction to try any offence under section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 and impose the full punishment under this Act; and
- (b) have jurisdiction to make any order under section 12 or 13 on the basis of a contravention of section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7.
(2) Where the victim under section 3, 4, 5 or 6 was outside Singapore when the accused person or respondent (as the case may be) used the words or behaviour, or made the communication in contravention of any such section, the court shall have jurisdiction if the accused person or respondent (as the case may be) was in Singapore when he used those words or behaviour or made that communication, as the case may be.
(3) Where the accused person or respondent (as the case may be) was outside Singapore when he used the words or behaviour, or made the communication, in contravention of section 3, the court shall have jurisdiction if—
- (a) the victim of the contravention was in Singapore when the use of those words or behaviour or the making of that communication caused the victim harassment, alarm or distress; and
