Singapore legislation
Section 17
Section 17
Power to investigate
(1)
Where the Director-General has reason to believe that any person has contravened or failed to comply with any provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder, the Director-General may investigate the matter and, for the purposes of any such investigation, the Director-General may —
call upon any authorised officer to make whatever preliminary investigations he considers necessary;
require the production for inspection by the Director-General or any authorised officer of any book, document or paper which may relate to or be connected with the subject-matter of the investigation;
require any person concerned to give all information in relation to any such books, documents or papers which may be reasonably required by the Director-General or by the authorised officer; and
require any person concerned to furnish any information as the Director-General or the authorised officer may require.
(2)
Any person who, without lawful excuse, refuses or fails to produce or furnish to the Director-General or any authorised officer any book, document, paper or information required of him shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000. [16