Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Repeal and re-enactment of sections 20, 21 and 22
Sections 20, 21 and 22 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Obstructing officer of Board, etc.
20. Any person who refuses to give access to, or obstructs, hinders or delays —
the Board or any of its members, officers or employees; or
an inspecting officer,in the discharge of its or his duties or the exercise of its or his powers under this Act or any regulations made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.False or misleading information
21. Any person who, being required to make any statement or furnish any information or document under this Act or any regulations made thereunder —
makes any statement or furnishes any information or document which is false or misleading in a material particular; and
knows or ought reasonably to know that, or is reckless as to whether, it is false or misleading in a material particular,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.Protection from personal liability22.—
No liability shall lie personally against any member, officer or employee of the Board, any committee member or any other person acting under the direction of the Board, or any inspecting officer, who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in the execution or purported execution of this Act or any other written law.(2) Where the Board provides a service to the public whereby information is supplied to the public under any written law, neither any of its members, officers or employees nor any committee member or inspecting officer involved in the supply of such information shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any member of the public by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature appearing therein or however caused if the member, officer, employee, committee member or inspecting officer had acted in good faith, with reasonable care and in the ordinary course of the discharge of his duties.”.