Singapore legislation

Section 17

of Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006

Section 17

Penalty for false declarations, etc.

(1)

Any person who, being required by this Act to make or furnish any declaration, statement, representation or information or to produce any permit or who, for the purpose of obtaining any permit under this Act —

(a)

makes or furnishes any declaration, statement, representation or information which is false in a material particular; or

(b)

produces any permit, licence, certificate or written permission which the person knows or has reason to believe is false in any material particular, which has not been given by the person by whom it purports to have been given, or which has been in any way altered or tampered with,shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

Any person who —

(a)

without lawful authority alters, forges, mutilates or defaces any permit; or

(b)

knowingly makes use of any permit which has been so altered, forged, mutilated or defaced,shall be guilty of an offence.

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