Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Amendment of section 26
Section 26 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) The rules made under subsection (1) —
(a)
may prescribe that any act or omission in contravention of the provisions of any regulation shall be an offence and may provide that the penalty for such an offence shall be a fine not exceeding $4,000; and
(b)
may prescribe the penalty (such penalty, if unpaid, to constitute a debt due to the Board and be recoverable as such) to be paid by the Board’s tenant or licensee or an owner of any flat, house or other living accommodation sold by the Board for late payment of any rent, licence fees or maintenance fees.”.