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Written reply to PQ on Offences Under Part 3B of CPFTA

4 October 2023

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Question

 

Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask 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.


Written Answer by Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong


1. Part 3B of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act (CPFTA) provides for offences in relation to the obstruction of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore’s (CCCS) 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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