Singapore legislation
Clause 2
of Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing (Amendment) Bill
Clause 2
New section 6A
The Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended by inserting, immediately after section 6, the following section:“Advertisement relating to supply of electrical service to state certain particulars6A.—
No person shall advertise or cause to be advertised by any means the supply of any electrical service unless the advertisement states —
where he is a licensed electrical worker or a licensed electrical contractor, that he is such a person and —
the number of the licence issued to him and the date of expiry of the licence; and
the address of the place at which he carries on his business; and
where he is not a licensed electrical worker or a licensed electrical contractor, that he is not such a person.(2) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.(3) Any person who in any advertisement referred to in subsection (1) states any information which is false or misleading shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.(4) Any person who publishes or broadcasts any advertisement which contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.(5) In any proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (4), it shall be a defence for him to prove that he acted in good faith and did not know and had no reason to believe that the advertisement contravened or failed to comply with subsection (1).(6) For the purpose of subsection (1), “electrical service” includes any form or aspect of electrical work and any manner or description of work in connection with the installation, repair, replacement or inspection of the wiring of an electrical installation or the rectification of an electrical power failure.”.