Singapore legislation
Section 21
Section 21
Penalty for false statements and wrongful claims
(1)
Every person who wilfully makes a false statement or declaration in any claim or objection, or at any inquiry or in any appeal in connection with the claim or objection, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(2)
The Registration Officer or a Revising Officer may, on the consideration or hearing of any claim, objection or appeal, require that the evidence tendered by any person be given on oath and may administer the oath for that purpose.
(3)
Every person who in the course of that consideration or hearing knowingly swears anything material to the validity of the claim, objection or appeal which is false shall be guilty of the offence of giving false evidence and shall be liable on conviction to the punishment provided therefor in the Penal Code 1871.
(4)
Any person who, in making any application under section 13A(1) to be registered as an overseas elector for an electoral division, or any application under section 13A(3A)(b) to change the overseas polling station allotted to him or her to another overseas polling station —
makes, in or outside Singapore, in any declaration under section 13A(2) any statement which is false, and which he or she knows or has reason to believe is false or does not believe to be true;
furnishes, in or outside Singapore, any document which he or she knows or has reason to believe is false or does not believe to be true; or
by the intentional suppression of any material fact, furnishes, in or outside Singapore, information which is misleading,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.