Singapore legislation

Section 25

of Organised Crime Act 2015

Section 25

Verification and disclosure of OCPO and FRO

(1)

In this section, “the specified person” means —

(a)

in relation to an OCPO, the law enforcement officer specified in the OCPO who receives any answer or information from the person who is subject to the OCPO; and

(b)

in relation to an FRO, the person to whom reports under the FRO are to be made.

(2)

The specified person may, for the purpose of doing either of the things mentioned in subsection (4) —

(a)

in relation to an OCPO, disclose any answer or information to any person who the specified person reasonably believes may be able to contribute to doing either of those things; and

(b)

in relation to an FRO, disclose a report to any person who the specified person reasonably believes may be able to contribute to doing either of those things.

(3)

Any other person may disclose information to —

(a)

the specified person; or

(b)

a person to whom the specified person has disclosed a report,for the purpose of contributing to doing either of the things mentioned in subsection (4).

(4)

In subsections (2) and (3), the things mentioned are —

(a)

checking the accuracy of the answer, information or report, or of any other report made pursuant to the same order; or

(b)

discovering the true position.

(5)

The specified person may also disclose any answer, information, or report for the purposes of the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences in Singapore.

(6)

A disclosure under this section does not breach —

(a)

any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure; or

(b)

any other restriction however imposed (other than a restriction imposed under any written law) on the disclosure of information.

(7)

In this section, references to a report include any of its contents, any document included with the report, or any of the contents of such a document.

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