8. Enhanced penalty for subsequent offence

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2021. 3 amendments in all.

(1)

An individual or entity that is convicted (whether before, on or after 15 November 2014) of any offence under the repealed section 13A, 13B, 13C or 13D of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906 in force before that date or who is convicted of any offence under section 17C(2) of the Private Security Industry Act 2007* or under section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 shall, on a subsequent conviction —

(a)

for an offence under section 3, be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both;

(b)

for an offence under section 4, be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both;

(c)

for an offence under section 5, be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; (d)for an offence under section 6, be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and

(e)

for an offence under section 7, be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

(2)

An individual or entity that is convicted (whether before, on or after 1 January 2020) of an offence under section 10 shall, on a subsequent conviction for an offence under section 10 that is committed on or after that date, be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.