Singapore legislation

Clause 23

of Professional Engineers (Amendment) Bill

Clause 23

New sections 33 and 33A

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 32, the following sections:“Financial penalties payable into Consolidated Fund

33. All financial penalties collected by the Board under this Act are to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.Public servants33A. Every member and employee of the Board is, in relation to his administration, assessment, collection and enforcement of payment of any financial penalty imposed under this Act, taken to be a public officer for the purposes of the Financial Procedure Act (Cap. 109); and section 20 of that Act applies to each of these persons even though he is not or was not in the employment of the Government.”.