Singapore legislation

Clause 25

of Corporate Service Providers Bill

Clause 25

Providing false information to Registrar

A person who, in any application for registration or renewal of registration under section 8(1) or 10(1) or in compliance or purported compliance with any requirement under this Act —

(a)

provides to the Registrar any document or information that the person knows or has reason to believe is materially false or misleading;

(b)

omits to provide any information to the Registrar, knowing or having reason to believe that such omission will create a materially false or misleading impression;

(c)

intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any document or information which the person has been required to produce or provide; or

(d)

in producing any document or providing any information so required, makes any statement which the person knows or ought reasonably to know is, 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 $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.