Holding out as registered insurer or authorised reinsurer
4.—(1)  Where any person holds himself out, or purports to hold himself out, to be a registered insurer or an authorised reinsurer in respect of life business or general business, or both, when that person is not registered or authorised under this Act in respect of that business —
(a)that person shall be guilty of an offence; and
(b)where that person is a corporation or firm, every director, manager or officer of the corporation and every partner or officer of the firm shall, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent, be guilty of an offence.
(2)  Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $75,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $7,500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
[23/2003 wef 01/01/2004]