Singapore legislation

Section 28

of Public Entertainments Act 1958

Section 28

General offences

Amended by32/201428/201732/201432/2014

(1)

Any person who provides or assists in providing any public entertainment —

(a)

without a licence issued under this Act;

(b)

while the licence is suspended;

(c)

in contravention of any condition of a licence; or

(d)

in contravention of this Act,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(e)

in the case of an offence under paragraph (a) or (b), to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and

(f)

in the case of an offence under paragraph (c) or (d), to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Amended by32/201428/2017

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), no person is deemed to have provided or assisted in providing any public entertainment merely by reason of the person having taken part in the public entertainment provided.

Amended by32/2014

(3)

Any person who, being required to make any statement or provide any information or document under this Act —

(a)

makes any statement or provides any information or document which is false or misleading in a material particular; and

(b)

knows or ought reasonably to know that, or is reckless as to whether, it is false or misleading in a material particular,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.[19

Amended by32/2014