Singapore legislation

Section 53

of Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

Section 53

Forgery of certificates, false entries and false declarations

If any person —

(a)

forges or counterfeits any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act;

(b)

gives or signs any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act knowing it to be false in any material particular;

(c)

knowingly utters or makes use of any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act that is forged, counterfeited or false;

(d)

knowingly utters or makes use of, as applying to any person, any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act which does not so apply;

(e)

personates any person named in any certificate required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act;

(f)

falsely pretends to be an inspector;

(g)

wilfully connives at any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f);

(h)

wilfully makes a false entry in any record, certificate, notice or document required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act to be kept, served or sent;

(i)

wilfully makes or signs a declaration required by, under, or for the purposes of, this Act which is false; or

(j)

knowingly makes use of any false entry or declaration mentioned in paragraph (h) or (i),that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.