Singapore legislation

Clause 50

of Banking (Amendment) Bill

Clause 50

Amendment of section 65

Section 65 of the Banking Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “director, manager, secretary or other officer” and substituting the words “executive officer, secretary or other officer (other than a director)”;

(b)

by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)who has been convicted, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty or the conviction for which involved a finding that he acted fraudulently or dishonestly; or”;

(c)

by re-numbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $125,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $12,500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.”; and

(d)

by deleting the word “directors” in the section heading and substituting the words “executive officers”.

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