Clause 8

The Chief Executive or any officer of the Board authorised by him may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:

one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;

$2,000.(2) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against that person in respect of the offence.(3) All sums collected under this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.Recovery of financial penalties25B.—

Any person who fails to pay a financial penalty by the date he is required to do so under this Act shall be liable to pay, after that date, interest on the amount unpaid at the same rate as for a judgment debt.(2) Any financial penalty and any interest thereon payable by any person under this Act shall be paid to the Board and shall be recoverable by the Board as a debt due to the Board from that person; and the person’s liability to pay shall not be affected by his tourist guide licence ceasing, for any reason, to be in force.(3) The Board may, in any case it thinks fit, waive, remit or refund, wholly or in part, any financial penalty or any interest thereon payable under this Act.(4) The Board shall pay into the Consolidated Fund all financial penalties and interest thereon collected by the Board under this Act.(5) In this section, “tourist guide licence” has the same meaning as in section 19A(1).General exemption25C. The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, by order published in the Gazette, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder, subject to such conditions or restrictions as may be specified in the order.Service of documents25D.—

Subject to subsection (3), any notice or document required or authorised to be served under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be served —

in the case of an individual —

by delivering it to the individual personally;

by leaving it with an adult person apparently resident at, or by sending it by pre-paid registered post to, the usual or last known address of the place of residence of the individual;

by leaving it with an adult person apparently employed at, or by sending it by pre-paid registered post to, the usual or last known address of the place of business of the individual;

by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place at the usual or last known address of the place of residence or business of the individual;

by sending it by facsimile transmission to the fax transmission number operated at the usual or last known address of the place of residence or business of the individual, or the last fax transmission number given to the Board by the individual as the fax transmission number for the service of documents on the individual; or

by electronic communication, by sending an electronic communication of the document to the last email address given to the Board by the individual as the email address for the service of documents on the individual;

in the case of a partnership other than a limited liability partnership —

by delivering it to any one of the partners or the secretary or other like officer of the partnership;

by leaving it at, or by sending it by pre-paid registered post to, the principal or last known place of business of the partnership in Singapore;

by sending it by facsimile transmission to the fax transmission number operated at the principal or last known place of business of the partnership in Singapore; or

by electronic communication, by sending an electronic communication of the document to the last email address given to the Board by the partnership as the email address for the service of documents on the partnership; and

in the case of a limited liability partnership or other body corporate, or an unincorporated association —

by delivering it to the secretary or other like officer of the body corporate or unincorporated association or, in the case of a limited liability partnership, the manager thereof;

by leaving it at, or by sending it by pre-paid registered post to, the registered office or principal office of the limited liability partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association in Singapore;

by sending it by facsimile transmission to the fax transmission number operated at the registered office or principal office of the limited liability partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association in Singapore; or

by electronic communication, by sending an electronic communication of the document to the last email address given to the Board by the limited liability partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association as the email address for the service of documents on the limited liability partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association.(2) Where any notice or other document required or authorised to be served under this Act or any regulations made thereunder is —

sent by facsimile transmission to a fax transmission number in accordance with subsection (1), it shall be deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed on the day of transmission, subject to receipt on the sending facsimile machine of a notification (by electronic or other means) of a successful transmission to the fax transmission number;

sent by electronic communication to an email address in accordance with subsection (1), it shall be deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed at the time of entering the information system addressed to the email address; and

sent by pre-paid registered post in accordance with subsection (1), it shall be deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed 2 days after the day the notice or document was posted, whether or not it is returned undelivered.(3) Service of any notice or document under this Act or any regulations made thereunder on a person by electronic communication may be effected only if the person gives as part of his or its address for service an email address.(4) This section shall not apply to notices and documents to be served in proceedings in court.”.