Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3B · Offences
29. False or misleading information
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Any person who provides information to the Commission, an investigation officer or an authorised assistant mentioned in section 21 or 22 in connection with an investigation mentioned in section 19(1) or any offence in this Part, knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular or being reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence.
Commission
“Commission” means the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore established by section 3 of the Competition Act 2004;
A person who provides information that is false or misleading in a material particular to another person —
knowing that the information is to be used for the purpose of providing information to the Commission, an investigation officer or an authorised assistant mentioned in section 21 or 22 in connection with any function or duty of the Commission or investigation officer under this Act; and
knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular, or being reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading in a material particular,shall be guilty of an offence.
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.[12Q