Singapore legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation
(1)
Any person who —
by any deception, fraud, misstatement, unconscionable conduct or undue influence, procures or obtains, directly or indirectly, the execution by another person of a directive;
falsifies or forges the directive of another person; or
wilfully conceals or withholds personal knowledge of a revocation of a directive,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
(2)
Any person who —
is a beneficiary under the will or any policy of insurance of another person;
has an interest under any instrument under which another person is the donor, settlor or grantor;
would be entitled to an interest in the estate of another person on the death intestate of that person; or
would be entitled to an interest in the moneys of another person held in the Central Provident Fund or other provident fund on that person’s death,and who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) (whether or not he or she has been convicted of that offence) shall forfeit any interest under the will, policy, instrument, intestacy or memorandum executed under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953, as the case may be.
(3)
Where a person is charged for an offence under subsection (1), no person may act on a directive unless it is ascertained that the directive has been validly and voluntarily made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(4)
Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1), the directive is deemed to be revoked and has no effect.