Singapore legislation
Section 36
Section 36
Powers of Registrar and authorised officers
(1)
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Part and of the regulations made under this Act it shall be lawful for the Registrar or any officer of the Board duly authorised in writing by the Registrar in that behalf to enter any vocational training institution or premises reasonably suspected to be used for the purposes of a vocational training institution and to examine all documents found on such premises and to remove them for further examination.
(2)
If the premises or any building therein is closed and if the proprietor or manager or a teacher of the institution cannot be found to open such premises or building, the Registrar or the officer may enter therein using such force as may be necessary.
(3)
The Registrar or the officer may, while lawfully carrying out an inspection of a registered vocational training institution under this section, require any proprietor, manager or teacher or any student or trainee of the institution or any person found within the institution to produce for his inspection any document in his possession or under his control which relates to the management of or the teaching provided at the institution and to furnish the Registrar or the officer, as the case may be, such information relating to the management or teaching of the institution as he may demand and which it is within the power of the proprietor, manager, teacher, student or person to furnish.