Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Children Development Co-Savings Bill

Clause 16

False or misleading statement

(1)

Any person who for any purpose connected with this Act —

(a)

knowingly makes any false or misleading statement; or

(b)

produces or furnishes or causes or knowingly allows to be produced or furnished any document which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(2)

Where a person has been convicted by the court of having made any false or misleading statement or having produced or furnished any document which is false or misleading in any material particular under subsection (1), the court may order that person to make restitution of any moneys paid out to that person by the Government in reliance of the false or misleading statement or document.

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