Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Repeal and re-enactment of section 27 and new sections 27A and 27B
Section 27 of the principal Act is repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Common seal27.—
The Board shall have a common seal and the seal may, from time to time, be broken, altered or made anew as the Board thinks fit.(2) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the common seal of the Board affixed to any document and shall presume that it was duly affixed.Name, symbol or representation of Board27A.—
The Board shall have the exclusive right to the use of such name, symbol or representation as the Board may select or devise and thereafter display or exhibit such name, symbol or representation in connection with its activities or affairs.(2) Any person who uses a name, symbol or representation identical with that of the Board, or which so resembles the Board’s name, symbol or representation as to deceive or cause confusion, or to be likely to deceive or cause confusion, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $250 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.Preservation of secrecy27B.—
No person who is or has been —
a member, an officer, an employee or an agent of the Board; or
a member of a committee of the Board,shall disclose any information relating to the affairs of the Board or of any other person which has been obtained by him in the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions unless such disclosure is made —
with the permission of the person from whom the information was obtained or, where the information is the confidential information of a third person, with the permission of that third person;
for the purpose of the administration or enforcement of this Act;
in compliance with the requirement of any court or the provisions of any written law; or
for the purpose of assisting any public officer or officer of any other statutory board in the investigation or prosecution of any offence under any written law.(2) No person who is or has been —
a member, an officer, an employee or an agent of the Board; or
a member of a committee of the Board,shall, for his own personal benefit or for the personal benefit of any other person, make use of any information, whether directly or indirectly, which has been obtained by him in the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions.(3) For the purpose of this section, the reference to a person disclosing or making use of any information includes his permitting any other person to have any access to any record, document or other thing which is in his possession or under his control by virtue of his being or having been a member, an officer, an employee or an agent of the Board or a member of a committee of the Board.(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.”.