Singapore legislation

Section 16

of Organised Crime Act 2015

Section 16

Type of provision that may be made by organised crime prevention orders

(1)

This section contains examples of, but does not limit, the type of provision that may be made by an OCPO.

(2)

Examples of prohibitions, restrictions or requirements that may be imposed on a person who is an individual (including a partner in a partnership) by an OCPO include prohibitions or restrictions on, or requirements in relation to all or any of the following:

(a)

an individual’s financial, property or business dealings or holdings;

(b)

an individual’s working arrangements;

(c)

the means by which an individual communicates or associates with others, or the persons with whom the individual communicates or associates;

(d)

the premises to which an individual has access;

(e)

the use of any premises or item by an individual;

(f)

an individual’s travel (whether within Singapore, between Singapore and other places or otherwise).

(3)

Examples of prohibitions, restrictions or requirements that may be imposed on a person that is a body corporate, partnership, limited liability partnership or unincorporated association by an OCPO include prohibitions or restrictions on, or requirements in relation to all or any of the following:

(a)

the financial, property or business dealings or holdings of the person;

(b)

the types of agreements to which the person may be a party;

(c)

the provision of goods or services by the person;

(d)

the premises to which the persons referred to in section 18(1)(b) to (f) have access;

(e)

the use of any premises or item by the person;

(f)

the employment of staff by the person.

(4)

Examples of requirements that may be imposed on any person (whether an individual, body corporate, partnership, limited liability partnership or unincorporated association) by an OCPO include —

(a)

a requirement on a person to answer questions, or provide information, specified or described in an OCPO —

(i)

at a time, within a period or at a frequency;

(ii)

at a place;

(iii)

in a form and manner; and

(iv)

to a law enforcement officer,notified to the person by a law enforcement officer specified in the OCPO; or

(b)

a requirement on a person to produce documents specified or described in an OCPO —

(i)

at a time, within a period or at a frequency;

(ii)

at a place;

(iii)

in a manner; and

(iv)

to a law enforcement officer,notified to the person by a law enforcement officer specified in the OCPO.

(5)

The prohibitions, restrictions or requirements that may be imposed on an individual by an OCPO include prohibitions, restrictions or requirements in relation to an individual’s private dwelling (including, for example, prohibitions or restrictions on, or requirements in relation to, where an individual may reside).

(6)

Any reference in this Part to the production of documents is, in the case of a document which contains information recorded otherwise than in legible form, a reference to the production of a copy of the information in legible form.

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