Singapore legislation
Clause 47
Clause 47
Duty not to provide false or misleading information
(1)
Any person who provides the Authority with any information under this Act which is false or misleading in any material particular shall be guilty of an offence unless he has exercised due care to ensure that the information is not false or misleading in any material particular.
(2)
Subsection (1) shall apply only to a requirement in relation to which no other provision of this Act creates an offence in connection with the provision of information.
(3)
Any person who signs any document provided to the Authority which is false or misleading in any material particular shall be guilty of an offence unless he has exercised due care to ensure that the document is not false or misleading in any material particular.
(4)
Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (3) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.