Singapore legislation
Section 64
Section 64
General offences and penalties
(1)
Any person who —
in relation to any application under this Act —
makes any false statement which the person knows to be false or does not believe to be true or which the person makes recklessly; or
intentionally suppresses any material fact;
without reasonable excuse, fails, neglects or refuses to comply with a requirement or notice of an inspector under section 46 or 47;
(ba)in response to a requirement or notice of an inspector under section 46 or 47, provides any information, document or statement that the person knows is false or misleading in any material particular;
(bb)provides any information, document or statement under section 46 or 47 that is misleading by the intentional suppression of any material fact;
obstructs or impedes the Council, any officer of the Council or any inspector lawfully carrying out any function or duty in the exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act; or
being summoned to attend at a hearing of the Disciplinary Committee or Appeals Board to give evidence or produce any document or other article, without reasonable excuse refuses or neglects to do so, or refuses to answer any questions put to the person by or with the concurrence of the Disciplinary Committee or Appeals Board, or otherwise hinders, obstructs or deceives the Disciplinary Committee or Appeals Board in the exercise of its powers under this Act,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.
(2)
Any person guilty of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.