Singapore legislation
Section 25
Section 25
Penalty
Where the Board or any court has made any order under the provisions of this Act fixing the rent of any sublet part of any premises then if after the order the rent charged by the landlord for that sublet part is in excess of the rent so fixed, the landlord shall, unless he proves that he did not know and could not by reasonable enquiry have ascertained that the rent charged by him was so in excess as aforesaid or that the excess was solely due to an unintentional miscalculation, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.