Singapore legislation

Section 21

of Human Organ Transplant Act 1987

Section 21

Power of entry, inspection, search, seizure, etc.

(1)

For the purposes of investigating any offence under this Act, an inspector may —

(a)

require any person to furnish any information that is within that person’s knowledge and that the inspector reasonably believes may be required as evidence for the purposes of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act;

(b)

by written order require any person to produce any document, record or thing that the inspector reasonably believes may be required as evidence for the purposes of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act;

(c)

without warrant, enter, inspect and search any premises that the inspector has reason to suspect are being used for or in connection with any offence under this Act;

(d)

inspect and make copies of or take extracts from, or require the person having the management or control of the premises being inspected to provide copies of or extracts from, any document or record that the inspector reasonably believes may be required as evidence for the purposes of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act;

(e)

take such photographs or video recording as the inspector thinks necessary of the premises being inspected or any part of the premises, including any person, document, record or thing found on the premises;

(f)

search or cause to be searched any person found on the premises being inspected whom the inspector reasonably believes has possession or control of any document, record or thing that the inspector reasonably believes may be required as evidence for the purposes of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act;

(g)

seize and remove from the premises being inspected any document, record or thing that the inspector reasonably believes may be required as evidence for the purposes of any proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act; and

(h)

require any person found on the premises being inspected to render all reasonable and necessary assistance and co‑operation to the inspector as are necessary to facilitate the inspector’s exercise of his or her powers under this section.

(2)

Any person who is required by an inspector under subsection (1)(a) or (b) to furnish any information or produce any document, record or thing is deemed to have complied with the requisition if the person causes the information to be furnished or causes the document, record or thing to be produced instead of attending personally to furnish or produce the same.

(3)

If entry to any premises cannot be obtained under subsection (1)(c), an inspector may —

(a)

break open any outer or inner door or window leading to the premises;

(b)

forcibly enter the premises and every part of the premises; or

(c)

remove by force any obstruction to the inspector’s entry.

(4)

A woman or girl must not be searched under subsection (1)(f) except by a woman.[15G

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