Singapore legislation
Section 21
Section 21
Power to require information
(1)
Where a police officer or an approved person reasonably suspects that any individual has committed or is committing any offence under this Act, the police officer or approved person may ask the individual —
to state the individual’s name and residence; and
if found in possession of any liquor, to state how or where the individual acquired the liquor.
(2)
An individual who fails to comply with the request of a police officer or an approved person under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(3)
In this section, “residence”, in relation to an individual, means the address of the place where the individual usually lives in Singapore.