Singapore legislation

Section 31

Powers of enforcement

(1)

In addition to the powers conferred on him by this Act or any other written law, an officer or employee of the Authority may, in relation to any offence under this Act or any written law set out in the Third Schedule, on declaration of his office and production to the person against whom he is acting such identification card as the Chief Executive may direct to be carried by officers or employees of the Authority —

(a)

require any person whom he reasonably believes to have committed that offence to furnish evidence of the person’s identity;

(b)

require any person to furnish any information or produce any book, document or copy thereof in the possession of that person, and may, without fee or reward, inspect, copy or make extracts from such book or document; and

(c)

require, by order in writing, the attendance before the officer or employee of any person within the limits of Singapore who, from any information given or otherwise obtained by the officer or employee, appears to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case.

(2)

Any person who —

(a)

refuses to give access to, or assaults, obstructs, hinders or delays, an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of the duties by such officer or employee of the Authority under this Act or that written law;

(b)

wilfully mis-states or without lawful excuse refuses to give any information or produce any book, document or copy thereof required of him by an officer or employee of the Authority under subsection (1); or (c)fails to comply with a lawful demand of an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of the duties by such officer or employee of the Authority under this Act or that written law,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 6 months or to both.

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