Singapore legislation

Clause 257

of Food Safety and Security Bill

Clause 257

Offence of providing false information, etc.

(1)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person gives any document, information or material in or in connection with —

(i)

an application (whether for that person or for another) for any FSSA authorisation;

(ii)

an appeal under Part 12; or

(iii)

a requirement or direction of an investigator under a relevant provision of this Act;

(b)

the document, information, material or statement either —

(i)

is false or misleading; or

(ii)

omits any matter or thing without which the information or material is misleading; and

(c)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the document, information, material or statement is as described in paragraph (b)(i) or (ii).

(2)

A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; or

(b)

where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

(3)

However, subsection (1) does not apply if the document, information, material or statement —

(a)

is not false or misleading in a material particular; or (b)did not omit any matter or thing without which the document, information, material or statement (as the case may be) is not misleading in a material particular.

(4)

In this section and section 258 —

Definition

“give”, in relation to any information or material, includes making a statement orally, in writing or any other way;

Definition

“relevant provision of this Act” means any of the following:

(a)

section 32;

(b)

section 89;

(c)

section 101;

(d)

section 127;

(e)

section 201;

(f)

section 238;

(g)

section 249;

(h)

section 252.

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