Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
New sections 19A, 19B and 19C
The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 19 thereof the following new sections: —“Conduct of legal proceedings19A. Proceedings in respect of any offence against the provisions of this Act, or of any of the regulations made thereunder, may be conducted by any officer of the Board authorised in writing in that behalf by the Director.Sanction19B. No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act or any of the regulations made thereunder except with the sanction of the Public Prosecutor.Symbol of the Board19C.—
The Board shall have the exclusive right to the use of the symbol a representation of which is set out in the Schedule to this Act.(2) Any person who without the permission of the Board uses the Board’s symbol shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.(3) Any person who uses a symbol so nearly resembling the Board’s symbol so as to cause confusion in relation to the Board’s symbol shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.”.