Singapore legislation

Regulation 45

of Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations

Regulation 45

Offences

Amended byS 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024

Subregulation 1

A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes —

(a)

regulation 3(1), 4, 5(1) or (2), 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12(1), (2) or (3), 14(1) or (2), 15(1), 16(1) or (2), 17(1), (2), (3) or (5), 18(1), 19(13), 20(9) or (10), 21(15) or (16), 23(1), (10), (11) or (12), 24(4), 26(8), 27(1), 28(13) or (17), 29(9) or (10), 30, 31(9), (10) or (11), 31A(3), 33(1) or (3), 34, 35(9), 36, 37(3), 38(8), 39(12), 40(1), 41(5) or (6), 42(1) or 43(1);

(b)

regulation 19(12) by not complying with regulation 19(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10)(b) or (c) or (11);

(c)

regulation 20(7) by not complying with regulation 20(1), (3), (4) or (6);

(d)

regulation 21(14) by not complying with regulation 21(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13);

(e)

regulation 26(7) by not complying with regulation 26(1), (2), (3), (4) or (5);

(f)

regulation 35(8) by not complying with regulation 35(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) or (7); or

(g)

regulation 39(11) by not complying with regulation 39(1), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (10),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.

Subregulation 2

A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes —

(a)

regulation 8, 20(12), 21(18), 22, 33(2) or 43(2) or (4);

(b)

regulation 19(12) by not complying with regulation 19(2);

(c)

regulation 20(7) by not complying with regulation 20(2);

(d)

regulation 21(14) by not complying with regulation 21(2);

(e)

regulation 26(7) by not complying with regulation 26(6);

(f)

regulation 35(8) by not complying with regulation 35(4); or

(g)

regulation 39(11) by not complying with regulation 39(8),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(h)

to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; or

(i)

if the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024

In paragraph (2), “repeat offender”, in relation to an offence, means a person who —

(a)

is convicted, or found guilty, of an offence specified in the first column of the Second Schedule (called the current offence); and

(b)

has been convicted, or found guilty, of an offence specified opposite the current offence in the second column of that Schedule, on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the person is convicted, or found guilty, of the current offence.