Singapore legislation

Section 36

of Enlistment Act 1970

Section 36

Powers of enlistment inspectors and police officers

Amended by15/2010

(1)

Any enlistment inspector may, without warrant, arrest any person who he reasonably believes has committed an offence under this Act.

(2)

Where a person is arrested by an enlistment inspector under this section, the enlistment inspector shall comply with sections 67 and 68 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 as if he were a police officer.

Amended by15/2010

(3)

In any case relating to the commission of an offence under this Act, any enlistment inspector shall have the power to do all or any of the following:

(a)

to require by order any person who the enlistment inspector has reason to believe has any article, document or information relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of this Act to produce any such article or document, or give such information, and to retain the article or document, or make copies of such documents;

(b)

to examine orally any person supposed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of this Act, and to reduce into writing the answer given or statement made by that person who shall be bound to state truly the facts and circumstances with which he is acquainted, and the statement made by that person shall be read over to him and shall, after correction, be signed by him;

(c)

to require by order in writing the attendance before him of any person who, from information given or otherwise, appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of this Act, and that person shall so attend as required and if he fails to attend as so required, to report such failure to a Magistrate who may thereupon issue a warrant to secure the attendance of that person as required by the order.

(4)

Any enlistment inspector specially authorised in writing by the proper authority may, with a warrant issued by the proper authority and with or without assistance, enter and search any premises, if he has reasonable cause to believe —

(a)

that evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act can be found therein; and

(b)

that a person to whom an order under subsection (3)(a) has been or might be issued will not or would not produce the article, document or information as directed in the order or that the article, document or information is not in the possession of any person,and may seize any evidence so found.

(5)

In addition to any other power conferred by written law, any police officer may exercise the powers conferred upon an enlistment inspector under subsections (1) and (3).