Singapore legislation
Clause 47
Clause 47
Remedial measures in relation to advertisements
(1)
Without prejudice to the generality of section 59, where any person has issued or published, or caused to be issued or published, any advertisement in contravention of section 43(12) or 46, the Council may direct the person to do all or any of the following at the person’s expense:
take all practicable steps to withdraw the advertisement;
modify the advertisement in such manner as may be specified or approved by the Council;
cease the issue or publication of any other advertisement which is wholly or substantially the same as the first-mentioned advertisement;
issue or publish, or cause to be issued or published, a corrective advertisement in such manner and containing such information as may be specified or approved by the Council.
(2)
The person to whom the Council has issued a direction under subsection (1) shall bear all costs and expenses arising from complying with the direction.
(3)
Where the person to whom the Council has issued a direction under subsection (1) fails to comply with the direction, the Council may take such steps as it thinks reasonable and necessary to give effect to the direction and recover all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by it in so doing from that person as a civil debt due to the Council.
(4)
Any person who contravenes any direction of the Council issued under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.