§ 23G — Preventing circumvention of charge

23G.—(1) A registered retailer must not provide any reimbursement for a charge mentioned in section 23F(1), whether in money or in kind.(2) A registered retailer who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

(3) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence.

(4) The offence under subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 26/05/2023]

—(1) A registered retailer must not provide any reimbursement for a charge mentioned in section 23F(1), whether in money or in kind.

(2) A registered retailer who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

(3) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence.

(4) The offence under subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 26/05/2023]