Singapore legislation

Clause 14

of Business Registration (Amendment) Bill

Clause 14

New section 23A

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 23, the following section:“Evidence of carrying on business under a business name23A. If, in any proceedings for an offence under this Act, proof is given that a business name has been displayed in any premises, and evidence is given from which the court may infer that the business name has reference to any business carried on at the premises, the person or persons carrying on the business shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to be carrying on the business under that business name.”.