Singapore legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Description of articles pawned, etc., to be entered in book
(1)
Every pawnbroker shall —
keep and use in his business such books and documents as are prescribed, and shall enter therein in a clear and legible hand, in such style of character, language or dialect as the Minister directs, the particulars required by rules, and shall make all inquiries necessary for that purpose;Signboards(b)always exhibit at or over the outer door of his shop a signboard of such size and in such position as the Registrar directs having printed thereon, in the English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil languages, the words “Pawnbroker’s Shop”; andCopy of rates to be exhibited(c)exhibit in some convenient place in the shop, so as to be near to and visible to all comers, a legible copy of the rates of profit he may lawfully take under this Act, and also the same information in the English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil languages as is by rules required to be printed on pawn tickets.
(2)
Every pawnbroker shall make such monthly returns as may be prescribed by rules made under section 50.
(3)
Any pawnbroker who fails in any respect to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence.[13