Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Entry, inspection and removal
(1)
Every inspecting officer may, within the area (if any) limited by his appointment, enter at all reasonable times, with or without assistants, upon any land and premises and may remain there so long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this section and may —
inspect and examine the land and premises and all plants thereon for the purpose of ascertaining whether any of the plants are diseased or whether the land and premises or any plant thereon is in a condition favourable to the introduction or spread of any pest; and
remove by cutting, digging or otherwise such portions of any plant as he thinks expedient to remove for purposes of examination or investigation.
(2)
The owner and the occupier of the land and premises shall permit every inspecting officer to have access thereto for those purposes and shall supply to the officer all such information as is requested by him and is reasonably necessary for those purposes.