Singapore legislation

Section 64

of Stamp Duties Act 1929

Section 64

Penalties relating to stamp certificates, etc.

Amended by37/2018

Any person who —

(a)

sells or offers for sale a stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication;

(b)

falsifies any part of a stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication;

(c)

fraudulently attaches a stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication to an instrument other than the instrument for which the stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication was issued;

(d)

fraudulently detaches a stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication or fraudulently causes a stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication to be detached from an instrument;

(e)

counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication issued by the Commissioner;

(f)

sells or offers for sale any certificate which the person knows or ought reasonably to know to be a counterfeit of any stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication issued by the Commissioner;

(g)

has in the person’s possession any certificate which the person knows to be a counterfeit of any stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication, intending to use or dispose of it as a genuine stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication, or in order that it may be used as a genuine stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication; or

(h)

uses as genuine a stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication, knowing it to be a counterfeit of any stamp certificate or certificate of adjudication,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 3 years or to both.

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