Singapore legislation

Regulation 21

of Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) Regulations 2021

Regulation 21

Offences involving false distinguishing marks

Subregulation 1

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person installs, affixes, engraves or displays on a non‑compliant small motorised vehicle —

(i)

a false distinguishing mark which the person knows, or ought reasonably to have known, to be a false distinguishing mark; or

(ii)

a distinguishing mark which the person knows, or ought reasonably to have known, to be a distinguishing mark not issued by the Authority for that small motorised vehicle,with the intention of dishonestly inducing another person to accept it as genuine or a distinguishing mark installed, affixed or engraved by the Authority;

(b)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to have known, that the small motorised vehicle is a non‑compliant small motorised vehicle; and

(c)

by reason of the other person so accepting, the person —

(i)

obtains a gain (whether for the person or someone else);

(ii)

causes a loss to the other person or someone else; or

(iii)

influences the exercise of a public duty.

Subregulation 2

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person makes a false distinguishing mark with the intention of dishonestly inducing another person to accept it as genuine; and

(b)

by reason of the other person so accepting it as genuine —

(i)

obtains a gain (whether for the person or someone else);

(ii)

causes a loss to the other person or someone else; or

(iii)

influences the exercise of a public duty.

Subregulation 3

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person has possession or control of a false distinguishing mark; and

(b)

the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that it is a false distinguishing mark.

Subregulation 4

Paragraph (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Subregulation 5

A person may be treated for the purposes of this regulation as making a false distinguishing mark if the person alters a label, adhesive or other document so as to make it false in any respect, whether or not it was already a false distinguishing mark before the alteration or is false in some other respect apart from that alteration.

Subregulation 6

A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

Subregulation 7

A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (3) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.