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Part 5B · Regulating Fixed Installation Contractors

29N. Unauthorised undertaking of registrable activity

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2020.

(1)

A person commits an offence if the person carries on any registrable activity when the person —

(a)

is not authorised to do so by a registration under this Part; and

(b)

is not exempt from this section under subsection (6) or section 30 or 30A in relation to that activity.

(2)

The offence under subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.

(3)

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

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and

(b)

in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(4)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is not entitled to recover in any court any charge, fee or remuneration for any service provided by the person in the course of committing that offence.

(5)

For the purpose of subsection (1), a person is not regarded as registered during any period the person’s registration is suspended under section 29R.

(6)

To avoid doubt, nothing in this section requires any of the following individuals to be registered in order to carry out a registrable activity:

(a)

a qualified person carrying out any registrable activity in the course of engaging in professional engineering work in Singapore;

(b)

an individual who carries out any registrable activity under the direction or supervision of an individual mentioned in paragraph (a).

Read on from s 29O

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