Singapore legislation

Section 35

of Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000

Section 35

Additional powers of person executing search warrant, etc.

(1)

Where an authorised officer has entered premises in the execution of a warrant issued under section 34, he or she may seize and retain any thing that is specified in the warrant, other than items subject to legal privilege.

(2)

An authorised officer may photograph or make a copy of any thing seized under subsection (1).

(3)

Where an authorised officer seizes, photographs or makes a copy of any thing under a warrant, he or she may retain the thing, photograph or copy for up to one month pending a written direction from the Attorney‑General as to the manner in which the thing, photograph or copy is to be dealt with (which may include a direction that that thing, photograph or copy be sent to the appropriate authority of the foreign country concerned).

(4)

Any person who hinders or obstructs an authorised officer in the execution of a warrant issued under section 34 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

Section 35 — Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000