Singapore legislation
Section 77
Section 77
Power of court to make certain orders
(1)
Where on the application of the Authority, it appears to the court that a person —
has committed an offence under this Act;
has contravened any condition or restriction of a trust business licence; or
is about to do an act that, if done, would be such an offence or contravention,the court may, without affecting any order it would be entitled to make otherwise than under this section, make one or more of the following orders:
in the case of a persistent or continuing breach of this Act or of any condition or restriction of a licence, an order restraining a person from carrying on all or any of the trust business or from holding the person out as so carrying on all or any of the trust business or so acting;
for the purpose of securing compliance with any other order under this section, an order directing a person to do or refrain from doing a specified act;
any ancillary order deemed to be necessary or desirable in consequence of the making of any of these orders.
(2)
The court may, before making an order under subsection (1), direct that notice of the application be given to such person as the court thinks fit or that notice of the application be published in such manner as it thinks fit, or both.
(3)
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes an order made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(4)
Subsection (3) does not affect the powers of the court in relation to the punishment for contempt of court.
(5)
The court may, on the application of an affected person or of its own motion, rescind, vary or discharge an order made by the court under this section or suspend the operation of such an order.