Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Private Investigation and Security Agencies Bill

Clause 5

No person to act as private investigator without a licence

(1)

After the expiration of two months from the commencement of this Act no person shall —

(a)

exercise or carry on or advertise, notify or state that he exercises or carries on or is willing to exercise or carry on the business of a private investigator;

(b)

act as a private investigator; or

(c)

in any way hold himself out to the public as ready to undertake for payment or other remuneration (whether monetary or otherwise) any of the functions of a private investigator,unless he is the holder of a private investigator’s licence.

(2)

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

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