Singapore legislation
Section 43
Section 43
Powers and procedure of Investigation Committee
(1)
For the purposes of any inquiry, an Investigation Committee may require any person —
to attend at a specified time and place and give evidence before the Investigation Committee; and
to produce all books, documents and papers in the custody, or under the control, of the person which may be related to or be connected with the subject matter of the inquiry.
(2)
Any person who, without lawful excuse —
refuses or fails to comply with any requirement of the Investigation Committee under subsection (1); or
refuses to answer or gives a false answer to any question put to the person by a member of the Investigation Committee,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(3)
Subject to the rules, an Investigation Committee has the power to regulate its own procedure for an inquiry.
(4)
An Investigation Committee must complete its inquiry not later than 3 months from the date on which the matter to be inquired into is referred to it, unless the Board, on application of the Investigation Committee, allows otherwise.[31