Securities and Futures Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Supervision and Investigation
168A. Offences under this Division
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An advocate and solicitor or legal counsel who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with section 155(5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court or a foreign lawyer as defined in section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966;
A person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with —
any requirement imposed under section 156(1), 158(3), 163, 164(5)(b), (c) or (d), 166(3)(d) or (7) or 167; or
any requirement imposed pursuant to a warrant issued under section 165(1),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
A person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with —
any requirement of an investigator under section 160(2)(a); or
section 161(2) or 162,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
A person who —
in purported compliance with a requirement imposed under section 155(5), 163, 164(5)(b), (c) or (d), 166(3)(d) or (7) or 167, or pursuant to a warrant issued under section 165(1); or
in the course of examination of the person,provides information or makes a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (4) if the defendant proves that the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the information or statement was true and not misleading.
Any person who, knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that any book, computer, equipment or article relates to a matter that the Authority is investigating or about to investigate under this Division —
book
“book” includes any record, register, document or other record of information, and any account or accounting record, however compiled, recorded or stored, whether in written or printed form or on microfilm or in any other electronic form or otherwise;
conceals, destroys, mutilates or alters that book, computer, equipment or article; or
if any such book, computer, equipment or article is within the territory of Singapore, takes or sends the book, computer, equipment or article out of Singapore,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.
A person who, without reasonable excuse, obstructs or hinders the Authority in the exercise of any power under this Division, or obstructs or hinders a person who is exercising any power under section 164(1) or (5) or executing a warrant issued under section 165(1), shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
Any occupier or person in charge of any premises who fails to provide, to any person who enters those premises under section 164(1) or under a warrant issued under section 165(1), all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of that person’s powers under section 164(1) or (5) or under the warrant (as the case may be) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.