Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Amendment of section 36
Section 36 of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004 is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) A person who —
uses, without the prior written permission of the Authority, a symbol or representation identical to that of the Authority; or
uses a symbol or representation which so resembles the Authority’s symbol or representation as to deceive or cause confusion, or to be likely to deceive or to 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 of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.”.