Singapore legislation

Clause 7

Penalties

(1)

Any person who —

(a)

wilfully refuses or without lawful excuse (the proof of which lies on him) neglects to furnish the particulars or information required within the time allowed for furnishing them or to furnish them in the form specified or prescribed, or to authenticate them in the prescribed manner, or to deliver them at the place or in the manner specified or prescribed for the delivery thereof; or

(b)

wilfully furnishes or causes to be furnished any false particulars or information in respect of any matter specified in the requisition requiring particulars or information to be furnished; or

(c)

refuses to answer, or wilfully gives a false answer to, any question necessary for obtaining any information or particulars required to be furnished under this Act,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each day during which the offence is continued after conviction.

(2)

A certificate under the hand of the Chief Statistician, the Director of a Research and Statistics Unit or a competent authority stating that such returns have not been furnished or are incorrect shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in such certificate.

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