Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Power to order inspection of customer information
(1)
Despite anything to the contrary in any other written law, the Public Prosecutor may, if he or she considers that any evidence of the commission by a person of —
a hostage-taking offence; or
an act which is an offence by virtue of section 4,is likely to be found in any document containing customer information relating to that person, to the spouse, son or daughter of that person or to a person reasonably believed by the Public Prosecutor to be a trustee or agent for that person, by order authorise any police officer of or above the rank of assistant superintendent named in the order to inspect any document of a bank specified in the order.
(2)
The police officer so authorised may, at all reasonable times, enter the premises of the bank specified in the order and inspect the documents kept therein and may take copies of any relevant entry in any such document.
(3)
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to produce any document demanded by the police officer which is in his or her possession or control shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
(4)
The Public Prosecutor may delegate to a Deputy Public Prosecutor or the Commissioner of Police the power of the Public Prosecutor under this section, except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection.
(5)
In this section, “customer information” has the meaning given by section 40A of the Banking Act 1970.