Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Skills Development Levy (Amendment) Bill

Clause 10

New sections 13A and 13B

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 13, the following sections:“Power to obtain information and call for returns13A.—

(1)

The Board or any officer, employee or agent of the Board authorised by the Board in that behalf may by notice in writing require —

(a)

any person to furnish, within the time specified in the notice, any information that may be required by the Board or the officer, employee or agent of the Board (as the case may be) for the purpose of inquiring into or ascertaining —

(i)

the liability of such person or any other person to pay the levy, or whether the levy has been duly paid;

(ii)

the truth or correctness of any statement which has been made, or of any information which has been given, by a person who has applied to the Board for a grant or loan from the Fund; or

(iii)

whether any grant or loan from the Fund has been properly applied by the person to whom the grant or loan has been made; and

(b)

any employer, within the time specified in the notice, to complete and deliver to the Board or the officer, employee or agent of the Board (as the case may be) any return specified therein.(2) The Board or any officer, employee or agent of the Board authorised by the Board in that behalf shall at all times have full and free access to all lands, buildings, places, books, documents and other papers for any of the purposes of this Act or any regulations made thereunder and may for any such purpose inspect, make copies of or extracts from such books, documents or papers or take possession of any such books, documents or papers if, in its or his opinion —

(a)

the inspection or copying of or extraction from such books, documents or papers cannot reasonably be performed without taking possession thereof;

(b)

the books, documents or papers may be interfered with or destroyed unless possession thereof is taken; or

(c)

the books, documents or papers may be required as evidence in any proceeding instituted or commenced for any of the purposes of, or in connection with, this Act or any regulations made thereunder.Penalty for obstructing Board in carrying out its duties13B. Any person who at any time hinders or obstructs the Board or any officer, employee or agent of the Board acting in the discharge of its or his duties under this Act or any regulations made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.”.

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