Singapore legislation

Section 9

of Credit Bureau Act 2016

Section 9

Holding out as licensed credit bureau

(1)

A person that is not a licensed credit bureau must not hold itself out as a licensed credit bureau.

(2)

Any person that contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $125,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $12,500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction; or

(b)

in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $250,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $25,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

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