Singapore legislation
Section 22
Section 22
Powers of search and seizure
(1)
Whenever it appears to any Magistrate or to the Director upon information and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place there is any document containing any evidence of, or any article or property relating to —
the commission of an offence under this Act, or under sections 161 to 165, or 213 to 215, of the Penal Code; or (b)a conspiracy to commit, or any attempt to commit, or an abetment of any such offence,the Magistrate or the Director may, by warrant directed to any special investigator or police officer not below the rank of inspector empower the special investigator or police officer to enter that place by force if necessary and to search, seize and detain any such document, article or property.
(2)
Whenever it appears to any special investigator or any police officer not below the rank of inspector that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place there is concealed or deposited any document containing any evidence of, or any article or property relating to —
the commission of an offence under this Act, or under sections 161 to 165, or 213 to 215, of the Penal Code; or (b)a conspiracy to commit, or an attempt to commit, or an abetment of any such offence,and the special investigator or police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the object of the search is likely to be frustrated, he may exercise in and in respect of that place all the powers mentioned in subsection (1) in as full and ample a manner as if he were empowered to do so by warrant issued under that subsection. [21