the opinion of the court, the value of such financial or other material benefit, and any such penalty is recoverable as a fine.
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the court determines that the value of the financial or other material benefit cannot be assessed.
(7) Where—
- (a) a person charged with 2 or more offences under subsection (1) is convicted of one or more of those offences; and
- (b) the other outstanding offences are taken into consideration by the court under section 148 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) for the purpose of passing sentence,
the court may increase the penalty mentioned in subsection (5) by an amount not exceeding the total amount or value of the financial or other material benefit received for the offences so taken into consideration.
PART 3
DIRECTIONS DEALING WITH COMMUNICATION IN SINGAPORE OF FALSE STATEMENTS OF FACT
Conditions for issue of Part 3 Directions
10.—(1) Any Minister may instruct the Competent Authority to issue a Part 3 Direction if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
- (a) a false statement of fact (called in this part the subject statement) has been or is being communicated in Singapore;
- (b) the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to issue the Direction.
(2) Any Minister may instruct the Competent Authority to issue a Part 3 Direction in relation to the subject statement even if it has been amended or has ceased to be communicated in Singapore.
