Singapore legislation
Section 19
Section 19
Power to investigate
(1)
The Commission may conduct an investigation if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting —
that a supplier has engaged, is engaging or is likely to engage in an unfair practice; or
that a person —
has knowingly abetted, aided, permitted or procured; or
is knowingly abetting, aiding, permitting or procuring,a supplier to engage in an unfair practice.
(2)
The chief executive may appoint, by name or office —
any officer or employee of the Commission; or
any auxiliary police officer,to be an investigation officer for the purpose of conducting investigations under this Part.
(3)
Every investigation officer, when exercising any of the investigation officer’s powers under this Act, must —
declare the investigation officer’s office if the officer is an officer or employee of the Commission; and
on demand, produce to any person affected by the exercise of that power such identification card as the chief executive may issue for this purpose.
(4)
It is not an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order of an investigation officer if the investigation officer does not comply with subsection (3).
(5)
In this section, “auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed as such under Part 9 of the Police Force Act 2004.[12G