Singapore legislation
Clause 142
Clause 142
Inspection
(1)
The Director or any officer generally or specially authorized in that behalf in writing by the Director may at any time visit and inspect the place where any woman or girl in respect of whom security has been furnished under section 141 of this Ordinance lives or is believed to live or to be.
(2)
The Director or any such officer may inquire into the condition and circumstances of such woman or girl and for the purposes of such inquiry the Director or such officer as aforesaid may require any person to answer any questions he may think proper to ask.
(3)
Any person who —
obstructs or hinders or attempts to obstruct or hinder the Director or any such officer in the exercise of the powers conferred by this section; or
refuses to answer to the best of his knowledge and belief any question which he is legally bound to answer and which is asked of him by any officer appointed or authorised under this Part of this Ordinance,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.