74. Representation on trade marks of Arms or Flag prohibited, etc.
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Any person who causes or permits to appear on a trade mark used by him for the purposes of his trade or business any representation of the Arms or the Flag of Singapore, or of any arms or devices so nearly resembling them as to be likely to deceive, shall, unless such trade mark is authorised to be used by order of the President, be guilty of an offence.
trade mark
“trade mark” means —(a)except in relation to a defensive or a certification trade mark, a mark used or proposed to be used in relation to goods or services for the purpose of indicating or so as to indicate, a connection in the course of trade between the goods or services and a person who has the right, either as proprietor or as registered user, to use the mark, whether with or without an indication of the identity of that person;(b)in relation to a defensive trade mark, a mark registered under section 41; and(c)in relation to a certification trade mark, a mark registered under section 68;
Any person who imports, sells or exposes or has in his possession for sale or any purpose of trade or manufacture any goods or things to which a trade mark bearing any representation prohibited by subsection (1) is applied, shall be guilty of an offence.
Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both and shall forfeit any goods to which the trade mark bearing the prohibited representation is applied.