Singapore legislation
Section 18
Section 18
Power to examine persons and secure attendance, etc.
(1)
Where the Commissioner, or any member of the Force authorised by the Commissioner in writing, reasonably suspects that an offence has been committed under this Act, the Commissioner or the authorised member may do all or any of the following:
examine orally any person who appears to be acquainted with matters related to the offence;
require, by written notice, any person within Singapore who appears to be acquainted with matters related to the offence, to attend before the Commissioner or the authorised member;
require any person to provide any information, produce any book or document related to the offence in the possession of that person, or provide a copy of the book or document;
without payment, inspect, take or retain copies of, or extracts from, any book, document or copy mentioned in paragraph (c).
(2)
A person is not excused from making an oral statement under subsection (1)(a) on the ground that the statement might tend to incriminate the person but, where the person claims before making the statement that the statement might tend to incriminate the person, that statement is not admissible in evidence against that person in criminal proceedings other than proceedings for an offence under subsection (4)(c) or (d).
(3)
A statement made by any person examined under this section must —
be in writing;
be read over to the person;
if the person does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the person understands; and
after correction (if necessary), be signed by the person.
(4)
A person commits an offence if the person —
without reasonable excuse, neglects or refuses to provide any information or produce any book or document, or any copy of the book or document, required under this section;
without reasonable excuse, neglects or refuses to attend before the Commissioner or the authorised member as required under this section;
provides any information or produces any book or document, or any copy of the book or document, required under this section that is false in a material particular and that the person knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or
by the intentional suppression of any material fact, provides information required under this section that is misleading.
(5)
Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (4)(a) or (b) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(6)
Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (4)(c) or (d) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.[8CA