Singapore legislation

Clause 79

Penalties for non-compliance with attachment of earnings order and for giving false notice or statement

(1)

Any person who —

(a)

fails to comply with subsection (1) or subsection (4) of section 74 of this Ordinance or an order of a court under subsection (1) of section 75 of this Ordinance; or

(b)

gives such a notice as is mentioned in subsection (4) of section 74 of this Ordinance or a statement in pursuance of an order of a court under subsection (1) of section 75 of this Ordinance, which notice or statement he knows to be false in a material particular; or

(c)

recklessly gives such a notice or statement which is false in a material particular,shall, subject to subsection (2) of this section, be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.

(2)

It shall be a defence for a person charged with failing to comply with subsection (1) of section 74 of this Ordinance to prove that he took all reasonable steps to comply with the attachment of earnings order to which the failure relates.

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