Singapore legislation
Clause 25
of Smoking (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) Bill
Clause 25
Obstruction of officers
(1)
Any person who —
wilfully obstructs the Director or an authorised officer acting in pursuance of this Act;
wilfully fails to comply with any requirement under section 23 properly made to him by the Director or an authorised officer; or
without reasonable cause, fails to give the Director or an authorised officer any other assistance or information which the Director or authorised officer may reasonably require for the purpose of the performance of his functions under this Act,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
(2)
If any person, in giving any such information as is mentioned in subsection (1), makes any statement which he knows to be false, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.