Singapore legislation
Section 65
Section 65
Inspectors
(1)
The Council may appoint one or more public officers or officers of the Council as inspectors to investigate the commission of an offence under this Act.
(2)
In any case relating to the commission of an offence under this Act, an inspector shall have the power to do all or any of the following:
to require any person whom the inspector has reason to believe has any article, document or information relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of this Act to produce that article or document, or give that information, and to retain that article or document, or make copies of that document;
to examine orally any person supposed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of this Act and to reduce into writing the answer given or statement made by that person, who shall be bound to state truly the facts and circumstances with which he is acquainted, and the statement made by that person shall be read over to him and shall, after correction, be signed by him;
to require by order in writing the attendance before him of any person who, from information given or otherwise, appears to be acquainted with facts and circumstances relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of this Act.
(3)
An inspector may apply to a Magistrate for a search warrant if the inspector has reasonable cause to believe that evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act can be found therein; and the Magistrate may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, issue the warrant.
(4)
Any inspector authorised by a search warrant issued under subsection (3) may enter and search the premises referred to in the warrant and seize any thing found on the premises which he reasonably believes is evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act.
(5)
Any person who —
intentionally offers any resistance to or wilfully delays an inspector in the exercise of any power under subsection (2) or in pursuance of a search warrant issued under subsection (3); or
fails to comply with any requirement or order of an inspector under subsection (2),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.