Singapore legislation

Section 48

of Moneylenders Act 2008

Section 48

Abetment of section 47

(1)

For the purposes of Chapter 5 of the Penal Code 1871, a person (P) is taken to have abetted the commission of an offence under section 47 if —

(a)

P gives instruction to another person to carry out any act specified in section 47(1) in connection with a demand for the repayment of a loan to an unlicensed moneylender;

(b)

P provides or arranges transport for another person for the purpose of carrying out any such act knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the act is in connection with such a demand;

(c)

P acts as or arranges a lookout for a person carrying out any such act knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the act is in connection with such a demand; or

(d)

P provides or arranges transport for another person for the purpose of that other person acting as a lookout for a person carrying out any such act, and P knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the act is in connection with such a demand.

(2)

For the purposes of Chapter 5 of the Penal Code 1871, where —

(a)

a person gives instruction to another person to carry out any act specified in section 47(1) in connection with a demand for the repayment of a loan to an unlicensed moneylender; and

(b)

a person, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the act is in connection with a demand, verifies that the act has been carried out in accordance with such instruction,the person referred to in paragraph (b) is taken to have abetted the commission of an offence under section 47(1) or an offence under subsection (1)(a) (as the case may be) by the person giving the instruction.

(3)

To avoid doubt, this section does not affect the term “abetment” under the Penal Code 1871.[28A

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