Singapore legislation

Section 19

of Manufacture of Optical Discs Act 2004

Section 19

Inspection of licensed premises, etc.

(1)

Any authorised officer or police officer may, for the purposes of this Act, do all or any of the following:

(a)

enter and inspect or search, with or without notice, any licensed premises or place and any person at the licensed premises or place;

(b)

require the provision of specified information or the production of records, books, accounts or documents kept by any licensee or person and inspect, copy, seize or detain any of such records, books, accounts or documents;

(c)

require the production of any identification document from any person in relation to an offence under this Act;

(d)

examine, seize or detain any optical disc, or any article or thing, found in the licensed premises or place, which appears to him or her to be or to contain, or to be likely to be or to contain, evidence of an offence under this Act;

(e)

make any examination or inquiry that may be necessary to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act have been complied with;

(f)

exercise any other power that may be reasonable and necessary for giving effect to the provisions of this Act.

(2)

A licensee must, when required in writing by any authorised officer or police officer, on such terms or conditions as may be specified by the authorised officer or police officer or as may be prescribed, provide any exemplars of optical discs that may be required to the authorised officer or police officer, or any right‑holder organisation.

(3)

Any licensee who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a requirement made under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

in the case of a body corporate — to a fine not exceeding $100,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $200,000; and

(b)

in any other case — to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(4)

In this section, “right-holder organisation” means an organisation or other body which is —

(a)

established for the purpose of representing the interests of 2 or more owners of copyright; and

(b)

recognised by the Registrar as such in the circumstances of the particular case.

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