27. Prohibition of improper use of Mark, test report or certificate
Feedback & supportExcept under a licence granted under this Act, no person shall use, in respect of or in relation to a product or process, or in the title of a patent, or in a trade mark or design, a Mark or a colourable imitation thereof.
licence
“licence” means a licence granted or renewed by the Institute for the use of a Mark;
No person shall, notwithstanding that he has been granted a licence under this Act, use in respect of or in relation to a product or process, a Mark or a colourable imitation thereof or a test report or certificate issued by the Institute in contravention of this Act or any regulations made thereunder.
product
“product” means any commodity, article or substance, artificial or natural or partly artificial or natural, or whether tangible or intangible, or whether raw or partly or wholly processed or manufactured, and includes any service;
No person shall forge or, without lawful authority, alter a test report or certificate issued by the Institute.
Institute
“Institute” means the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research established under section 3;
A person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1), (2) or (3) 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 3 years or to both.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, a District Court shall have the power to impose the maximum penalties prescribed under subsection (4).
A court trying an offence under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may direct that any property in respect of which the offence has been committed shall be forfeited to the Government.[34