s 58 False or misleading information, statement or document, etc.
58.—(1) A person must not —(a) in relation to the person’s application, or in support of an application by another, for any incentive, grant or loan from the Agency, make, or authorise the making of, a statement that the person knows to be false or misleading in any material particular; [Act 3 of 2023 wef 15/06/2023] (b) in providing any information or any document required under section 57 or 57A, or to the Agency in connection with any function or duty of the Agency under this Act, provide any information or document that the person knows to be false or misleading in any material particular; or[Act 3 of 2023 wef 15/06/2023] (c) intentionally alter, suppress or destroy any document or information which the person is required to provide under section 57 or 57A.[Act 3 of 2023 wef 15/06/2023] (2) A person 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 12 months or to both. (3) To avoid doubt, it is not a defence in any proceeding for an offence under subsection (2) for contravening subsection (1)(a) that the accused did not obtain any incentive, grant or loan from the Agency.[Act 3 of 2023 wef 15/06/2023] (4) The court before which a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1)(a) may, in addition to imposing the punishment under subsection (2), order the person to repay to the Agency an amount which consists of —(a) the amount of the incentive, grant or loan that the Agency gave to the person as a result of the false or misleading statement mentioned in subsection (1)(a); but (b) excludes any amount that the Agency would have given the person without that false or misleading statement.[Act 3 of 2023 wef 15/06/2023] (5) Section 57D(2) and (3) applies to an order of the court for the repayment under subsection (4), with the necessary modifications.[Act 3 of 2023 wef 15/06/2023]