Singapore legislation
Section 20A
of Currency Act
Section 20A
Control of full colour copying machines
(1)
Except with the written permission of the Board, no person shall import, manufacture, sell or offer for sale, or have in his possession any full colour copying machine that can reproduce any currency note or any design resembling any currency note (referred to in this section as copying machine).
(2)
Any person who sells or lets on hire a copying machine shall give notice in writing to the Board of the transaction as soon as possible.
(3)
No person shall use a copying machine except in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Board.
(4)
Any person who contravenes —
subsection (1) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; or
subsection (2) shall 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 3 months or to both.
(5)
An officer of the Board may seize any copying machine in respect of which he has reasonable ground to suspect that an offence has been or is being committed under subsection (1) or (3).
(6)
An officer of customs within the meaning of the Customs Act (Cap. 70) may seize any copying machine where he has reasonable ground to suspect that the machine is imported without the written permission of the Board.
(7)
Any such copying machine seized under subsection (5) or (6) shall be kept in the custody of the Board pending the decision of the court.
(8)
Upon conviction of any person for an offence under subsection (1) or (3), the copying machine in respect of which the offence was committed shall be forfeited to the Board.
(9)
A person who is in possession of a copying machine which was imported with the approval of the Board before 1st May 1996 shall be deemed to have been granted permission to possess that machine by the Board under subsection (1).