Singapore legislation

Clause 26

of Factories (Amendment) Bill

Clause 26

Amendment of section 88

Section 88 of the Factories Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “regulations, rules or orders made under this Act” in the 3rd and 4th lines of subsection (2) and substituting the words “of the provisions of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder”;

(b)

by deleting the word “Commissioner” in the 3rd line of subsection (3) and substituting the words “Chief Inspector”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the word “Act” in the 1st line of subsection (13), the words “or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (13), the following subsection:“(14) Where a partnership is guilty of an offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder, every partner shall also be guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly, unless the partner proves that he was ignorant of, or had attempted to prevent, the commission of the offence.”.

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