Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 8

Section 8(1) of the Moneylenders Act is amended by deleting the words from the word “he” in the 15th line to “$200,000:” in the 23rd line and substituting the following words:“he shall be guilty of an offence and —

(i)

in the case of a first offence, shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $20,000 and not more than $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both;

(ii)

in the case of a second or subsequent offence, shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $20,000 and not more than $200,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years; and

(iii)

in the case of an offender being a company, shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $40,000 and not more than $400,000:”.