Singapore legislation
Clause 155
Clause 155
Director may cause persons to be photographed
(1)
Whenever the Director, after inquiry, has reason to believe that a breach of any of the provisions of this Part of this Ordinance is about to be or has been committed by any person, the Director may direct that such person be photographed, and his finger impressions taken at such time and place and in such manner as the Director may think fit, and the person so directed shall submit to be photographed and to have his finger impressions taken at such time and place and in such manner as the Director may think fit and in default of so doing 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.
(2)
Any person whose finger impressions and photograph have been taken under subsection (1) of this section may apply on the expiry of five years from the date when such finger impressions and photograph were taken for the return of such finger impressions and photograph and the Director shall, unless such person has in such period of five years been convicted of any offence under this Part of this Ordinance, deliver to such person the sheet upon which his finger impressions have been made together with the negative and all copies of any photograph taken of him, or, if no such application is received within three months from the period specified in this subsection, shall destroy such sheet and every such negative and photograph.