Singapore legislation
Section 16
Section 16
Power to stop and question
(1)
A police officer may, pursuant to a special authorisation, stop any individual in a target area of the special authorisation for so long as is necessary to question the individual to ascertain —
the individual’s identity and movements; or
what the individual knows about a recent serious incident or a threatened serious incident.
(2)
An individual commits an offence if he or she, without reasonable excuse —
fails to stop when required to do so under this section;
refuses to answer a question addressed to the individual under this section; or
fails to answer to the best of his or her knowledge or ability a question addressed to the individual under this section.
(3)
An individual who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) 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.