s 19 False or incorrect health declaration, means declaration or claim application
19.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person —(a) makes a health declaration, means declaration or claim application under the Scheme which is false or misleading in a material particular, knowing that the declaration or application is false or misleading in a material particular; (b) omits any matter or thing without which the health declaration, means declaration or claim application (as the case may be) is misleading in a material particular, knowing that the omission makes the declaration or application misleading; or (c) provides any information to any person which is false or misleading in a material particular, knowing that —(i) the information provided is false or misleading in a material particular; and (ii) the information provided may —(A) be included in a health declaration, means declaration or claim application made under the Scheme; (B) affect the amount of any benefit or claim to be paid under the Scheme or whether any such benefit or claim is payable; or (C) affect the amount of any grant, subsidy or benefit to be paid or given under a relevant public scheme or whether any such grant, subsidy or benefit is payable or may be given. [Act 40 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025] (2) A person shall be liable on conviction of an offence under subsection (1) —(a) in any case where the person is an individual, to a penalty equal to the relevant amount; or (b) in any other case, to a penalty equal to 5 times the relevant amount. (3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1), with the intention of causing any premium to be undercharged, any benefit or claim to be overpaid under the Scheme or a higher amount of any grant, subsidy or benefit to be given under a relevant public scheme, shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection and shall be liable on conviction of the offence under this subsection —(a) in any case where the person is an individual —(i) to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and (ii) in addition, to a penalty equal to 2 times the relevant amount; or (b) in any other case —(i) to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and (ii) in addition, to a penalty equal to 4 times the relevant amount. [Act 40 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025] (4) In this section, “relevant amount” means —(a) the amount by which any premium has been undercharged as a result of the offence, or that would have been so undercharged if the false or misleading declaration, application or information (as the case may be) had been accepted as correct; (b) the amount of any benefit or claim under the Scheme that has been overpaid as a result of the offence, or that would have been so overpaid if the false or misleading declaration, application or information (as the case may be) had been accepted as correct; or (c) the amount of any grant, subsidy or benefit under a relevant public scheme that has been wrongly given as a result of the offence, or that would have been so wrongly given if the false or misleading information had been accepted as correct. [Act 40 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]