Fire Safety Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Regulated Fire Safety Products
68. Giving false information to accredited certification body
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Any person who gives false information to an accredited certification body for the purposes of obtaining a certificate of conformity for a regulated fire safety product knowing that the information is false shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
accredited certification body
“accredited certification body” means a person accredited under the Singapore Accreditation Council’s Certification Body Accreditation Scheme administered by the Enterprise Singapore Board;
Any person who gives false information to an accredited certification body for the purposes of obtaining a certificate of conformity for a regulated fire safety product, reckless or negligent as to whether the information is false, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.
certificate of conformity
“certificate of conformity”, in relation to a regulated fire safety product, means a certificate issued by an accredited certification body as to the compliance of the regulated fire safety product with the applicable standard for the regulated fire safety product;
If a person is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) with respect to a certificate of conformity for a regulated fire safety product and —
regulated fire safety product
“regulated fire safety product” means any material or product prescribed under section 113(1) to be such;
a fire occurs in a building in which that regulated fire safety product is installed;
the regulated fire safety product does not, during the fire, function or perform in a manner that complies with the applicable standard for the regulated fire safety product; and
damage, death or injury attributable to the fire occurs,then the person shall, instead of the punishment prescribed in subsection (2), be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
However, subsection (3) does not apply if it is proved, on a balance of probabilities, that the failure of the regulated fire safety product to function or perform did not cause or worsen any damage, death or injury attributable to the fire.[32A