Singapore legislation
Section 91
Section 91
Penalties for non-compliance with attachment of earnings order and for giving false notice or statement
(1)
Any person who —
fails to comply with section 84(1) or (4) or section 86, or an order of a court under section 85(1);
gives such a notice as is mentioned in section 84(4) or a statement pursuant to an order of a court under section 85(1), which notice or statement the person knows to be false in a material particular; or
recklessly gives such a notice or statement which is false in a material particular,shall, subject to subsection (2), be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(2)
It is a defence for a person charged with failing to comply with section 84(1) to prove that the person took all reasonable steps to comply with the attachment of earnings order to which the failure relates.