Singapore legislation
Section 21
Section 21
Licence required to act as tourist guide, etc.
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), an individual must not —
act as a tourist guide; or
offer to act as a tourist guide, or advertise in any way that he or she is or is willing to act as a tourist guide,unless he or she holds a valid tourist guide licence.
(2)
The prohibition in subsection (1) does not apply to —
the owner or operator of a place or point of interest who himself or herself guides tourists at that place or point; or
any person who is employed or engaged, or whose services are otherwise used, by the owner or operator of a place or point of interest to guide tourists at that place or point.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
(4)
Any person who, directly or indirectly, employs, engages or otherwise uses the services of an unlicensed tourist guide —
whom the person knows or ought reasonably to know is an unlicensed tourist guide; or
with reckless disregard as to whether the tourist guide is an unlicensed tourist guide,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
(5)
Any person who abets the commission of an offence under subsection (3) or (4) shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable on conviction to be punished with the punishment provided for that offence.[19B