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Business Names Registration Act 2014 s 35

s 35 Offences and penalties

35.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who —(a) being a person required to be registered —(i) carries on business in Singapore without being registered; (ii) carries on business in Singapore under a business name that is different from the person’s registered business name; or (iii) carries on business under a business name —(A) after the person’s registration in respect of the business name has been cancelled; or (B) after the person’s registration in respect of the business name has ceased; (b) without lawful excuse, fails to comply with any summons or requisition of the Registrar under section 33; or (c) makes any statement or provides any information to the Registrar under the provisions of this Act that is false in any material particular or by reason of the omission of any material particular, and that the person either knows or has reason to believe is false, 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 2 years or to both. (2) It is not an offence for a person to carry on business under a business name if the person is not required to be registered in respect of the business name under section 4. (3) Any person who fails to comply with section 19(1) or 20(1) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

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