Singapore legislation

Section 75

of Competition Act 2004

Section 75

Refusal to provide information, etc.

Amended by23/200715/201823/2007

(1)

Any person who fails to comply with a requirement imposed on the person under section 61A, 63, 64 or 65 shall be guilty of an offence.

Amended by23/2007

(2)

If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) in respect of a requirement to produce a document, it is a defence for the person to prove that —

(a)

the document was not in the person’s possession or under the person’s control; and

(b)

it was not reasonably practicable for the person to comply with the requirement.

(3)

If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) in respect of a requirement —

(a)

to provide information or answer any question posed to the person;

(b)

to provide an explanation of a document; or

(c)

to state where a document is to be found,it is a defence for the person to prove that the person had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement.

Amended by15/2018

(4)

Failure to comply with a requirement imposed under section 61A, 63 or 64 shall not be an offence if the person imposing the requirement has failed to act in accordance with that section.

Amended by23/2007