Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Amendment of section 5
Section 5 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the words “$2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both” at the end of subsection (1) and substituting the words “$10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both”; and
by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) If any damage is caused as a result of an offence under this section, a person convicted of the offence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to both.”.