Singapore legislation
Clause 11
Clause 11
Repeal and re-enactment of sections 14 and 15, and new sections 16 to 23
Sections 14 and 15 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Power to compound14.—
The Board may abate any penalty or compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder by accepting from the person who is reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $500.(2) All sums received for the composition of any offence under this section shall be paid into the Fund.Sanction of Public Prosecutor
15. No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder except with the sanction of the Public Prosecutor.Financial provisions
16. The financial provisions set out in the First Schedule shall apply to the Board in all matters relating to the Fund.Annual report17.—
The Board shall, as soon as possible but not later than 30th September of each year, submit to the Minister an annual report in respect of the Fund during that year, and the Minister shall present a copy of every such report to Parliament.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may at any time request the Board to furnish him with any information concerning any matter relating to the Fund, and the Board shall furnish him with the information required, and afford him or his representative all necessary facilities for the verification of the information required.Directions by Minister18.—
The Minister may give to the Board such directions, not inconsistent with this Act, as he thinks fit as to the administration of the Fund and the Board shall give effect to such directions.(2) The annual report for any financial year shall set out any directions given by the Minister under subsection (1) and shall contain a report of any action taken by the Board during that financial year consequent on the directions.Preservation of secrecy19.—
Except for the purpose of the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions or when lawfully required to do so by any court or under the provisions of any written law, no person who is or has been a member, employee or agent of the Board shall disclose to any person any information relating to the affairs of the Board or of any person which he has acquired in the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions.(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.Public servants
20. The members, employees and agents of the Board shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Cap. 224].Priority of case in winding up
21. There shall be included among the taxes which, under section 328 of the Companies Act [Cap. 50], are to be paid in priority to all other unsecured debts in a winding up of a company, the amount of any levy due from the company and having become due within 12 months before the date of commencement of the winding up.Regulations
22. The Minister may make such regulations as are necessary or expedient for carrying out the provisions of this Act and, in particular, the Minister may make regulations to provide for all or any of the matters specified in the Second Schedule.Transitional provisions23.—
All deeds, bonds, agreements and instruments made by the Government or any person acting on behalf of the Government in relation to any grants or loans of money from the Fund subsisting immediately before the commencement of the Skills Development Levy (Amendment) Act 1991 shall continue in force and be enforceable by or against the Board as if the Board had been a party thereto.(2) Any civil proceeding or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the commencement of the Skills Development Levy (Amendment) Act 1991 by or against the Government or any person acting on its behalf in relation to any levy or grants or loans of money from the Fund may be continued and enforced by or against the Board.”.