Singapore legislation

Section 15

of Redundancy Payments Fund Act

Section 15

Offences and penalties

(1)

Any person who for any purpose connected with this Act —

(a)

knowingly makes any false statement;

(b)

produces or furnishes or causes or knowingly allows to be produced or furnished any document which he knows to be false in a material particular;

(c)

obstructs the Director or any Assistant Director or any person acting under the authority of the Director or Assistant Director in the discharge of his functions under this Act; or

(d)

fails to comply with any regulations made under this Act,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

(2)

If an employer neglects, fails or refuses to pay any redundancy payment into the Fund, after being authorised by his employee under section 6 in that regard, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

(3)

No prosecution shall be instituted under subsection (2) except by, or with the written consent of, the Attorney-General.

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