Singapore legislation
Section 26A
Section 26A
Power to examine and secure attendance, etc.
(1)
Where it appears to the competent authority that there may have been a breach of planning control in respect of any land, the competent authority 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 notice in writing the attendance before the competent authority of any person within Singapore who, from information given or otherwise, appears to be acquainted with matters related to the offence;
require any person to provide any information or produce any book or document, or any copy thereof, in the possession of that person and, without payment, inspect, keep, copy or take extracts from that book, document or copy.
(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)
Any person who —
neglects or refuses to provide any information or produce any book or document, or any copy thereof, required under this section;
neglects or refuses to attend before the competent authority as required under this section;
provides any information or produces any book or document, or any copy thereof, 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,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.