Singapore legislation
Section 53A
Section 53A
Guidelines
(1)
The Authority may issue guidelines with a view to providing practical guidance or certainty in respect of any one or more of the provisions in this Part.
(2)
The Authority may consult with such person as the Authority thinks fit for the purpose of preparing any guidelines under subsection (1).
(3)
Where, in any administrative proceedings commenced in connection with this Part, any provision in this Part to which any guideline issued under subsection (1) relates is alleged to have been contravened, then —
compliance with such guideline; or
a contravention of or failure to comply with, whether by act or omission, such guideline,may be relied upon by any party to those proceedings as tending to negative or establish the contravention which is in question in those proceedings.