Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Repeal and re-enactment of section 22
Section 22 of the Currency Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor: —“Restriction on the use of photographs, drawing or design of currency notes and coins inadvertisements, etc.22.—
Except with the permission of the Board, no person shall, in any size, scale or colour, use any photograph of or any drawing or design resembling any currency note or coin or part thereof, in any advertisement or in any merchandise or product which that person manufactures, sells, circulates or otherwise distributes.(2) Except with the permission of the Board, no person shall use or reproduce any design used in or on any currency note or coin on any merchandise or product which that person manufactures, sells, circulates or otherwise distributes.(3) No person shall make or issue a piece of gold, silver, copper, nickel, bronze or of any other material whether metal or otherwise, of any value, resembling or similar to any coin issued under this Act or any other written law relating to the issue of currency which was in force at any time before the commencement of the Currency (Amendment) Act, 1982.(4) Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.”.