Singapore legislation

Section 25

of Moneylenders Act 2008

Section 25

Freezing proceeds of unlicensed moneylending

(1)

A person must not deal with any specified property, or any funds in any specified account, unless the person does so under the authority of a licence granted under section 28.

(2)

A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

in the case where the person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $200,000; or

(b)

in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

(3)

This section is subject to section 24(2).[15E