Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Power to call for information
(1)
Subject to subsection (6), an authorised officer may at any time require any person —
to produce to the authorised officer for inspection any document or record or copies or extracts of any document or record which the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds contains any information relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act; or
to furnish any information as the authorised officer may reasonably require.
(2)
Any of the authorised officers mentioned in subsection (1) may make, or cause to be made, copies of, or extracts from, any such document or record.
(3)
The copies or extracts certified as such by any authorised officer are, unless the contrary is proved, deemed to be true and correct copies or extracts.
(4)
Any person, who refuses or neglects to comply with any requisition made under this section shall be guilty of an offence.
(5)
Except for the purpose of carrying into effect this Act, any authorised officer who —
does not maintain the secrecy of all matters which come to his or her knowledge in the performance of his or her official duties under this section; or
communicates any such matter to any person,shall be guilty of an offence.
(6)
The powers conferred under subsection (1) may only be exercised by an authorised officer —
to determine whether an applicable requirement of this Act with respect to food, food contact articles or food businesses has been, or is being, complied with;
to ensure that an applicable requirement of this Act with respect to food, food contact articles and food businesses has been, or is being, or will be, complied with;
to investigate anything that may have, or might potentially have, contaminated food or a food contact article;
to determine whether food or a food contact article is safe or suitable; (e)to determine whether food or a food contact article poses a risk to human life or public health; or
to investigate any offence under this Act or any contravention of or non‑compliance with an applicable requirement of this Act.