Singapore legislation

Clause 97

of Building Maintenance and Strata Management Bill 2004

Clause 97

Board may administer oath or affirmation

(1)

A Board may administer an oath or affirmation to a person appearing as a witness before the Board, whether or not he has appeared in answer to a summons, and may examine the witness upon oath or affirmation.

(2)

A person appearing as a witness before a Board —

(a)

shall not refuse to be sworn or to make an affirmation;

(b)

shall not refuse to answer any question relevant to any proceedings before the Board put to him by the Board or by any person entitled to appear before the Board in those proceedings; and

(c)

shall not knowingly give false testimony in any evidence given by him to the Board.

(3)

A witness before a Board shall have —

(a)

the same protection; and

(b)

in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, the same liabilities,as he would have had if he had been a witness before a court instead of the Board.

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