Offences under Part 3B of Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2023.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Trade and Industry about the number of prosecutions and the average and highest fines for offences under Part 3B of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 over the past five years.
Part 3B of the Act deals with offences related to obstructing the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore’s investigation into potential unfair business practices.
The Minister, Gan Kim Yong, stated that to date, no supplier has been prosecuted in Court for an offence under Part 3B of the Act.
Consequently, there have been no cases to report on for the number of prosecutions, the average fines, or the highest fines meted out by the Court.
The response effectively answers that the count of prosecutions and the associated fines are zero due to the absence of any prosecutions to date.

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Melvin Yong Yik Chye

Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) over the past five years, how many offences under Part 3B of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 have been prosecuted in Court; and (b) what were the (i) average and (ii) highest fines meted out by the Court in those cases.

Gan Kim Yong

Part 3B of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act provides for offences in relation to the obstruction of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore’s investigation of potential unfair business practices. To date, no supplier has been prosecuted in Court for an offence under Part 3B of the Act.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Trade and Industry about the number of prosecutions and the average and highest fines for offences under Part 3B of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 over the past five years.
Part 3B of the Act deals with offences related to obstructing the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore’s investigation into potential unfair business practices.
The Minister, Gan Kim Yong, stated that to date, no supplier has been prosecuted in Court for an offence under Part 3B of the Act.
Consequently, there have been no cases to report on for the number of prosecutions, the average fines, or the highest fines meted out by the Court.
The response effectively answers that the count of prosecutions and the associated fines are zero due to the absence of any prosecutions to date.

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Offences under Part 3B of Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2023.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Trade and Industry about the number of prosecutions and the average and highest fines for offences under Part 3B of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 over the past five years.
Part 3B of the Act deals with offences related to obstructing the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore’s investigation into potential unfair business practices.
The Minister, Gan Kim Yong, stated that to date, no supplier has been prosecuted in Court for an offence under Part 3B of the Act.
Consequently, there have been no cases to report on for the number of prosecutions, the average fines, or the highest fines meted out by the Court.
The response effectively answers that the count of prosecutions and the associated fines are zero due to the absence of any prosecutions to date.

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Melvin Yong Yik Chye

Gan Kim Yong

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Trade and Industry about the number of prosecutions and the average and highest fines for offences under Part 3B of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 over the past five years.
Part 3B of the Act deals with offences related to obstructing the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore’s investigation into potential unfair business practices.
The Minister, Gan Kim Yong, stated that to date, no supplier has been prosecuted in Court for an offence under Part 3B of the Act.
Consequently, there have been no cases to report on for the number of prosecutions, the average fines, or the highest fines meted out by the Court.
The response effectively answers that the count of prosecutions and the associated fines are zero due to the absence of any prosecutions to date.

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Offences under Part 3B of Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003

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Gan Kim Yong

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