Singapore legislation
Section 26
Section 26
Registration officers and police officers to produce identification
Amended by32/201632/2016
(1)
When exercising any power under this Act, every registration officer and police officer must —
(a)
if not in uniform, declare his or her office; and
(b)
on demand by any person affected by the exercise of that power, produce to that person any identification card or other document that the Commissioner (in the case of registration officers) or the Commissioner of Police (in the case of police officers) may direct to be carried.
Amended by32/2016
(2)
Despite any provision of this Act, it is not an offence for a person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order made or given by a registration officer or a police officer who does not comply with subsection (1).[16D
Amended by32/2016