Clause 153

Whenever the Minister or the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister or the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Labour or the Commissioner has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence under this Act has been committed, or wishes to enquire into any matter for which provision is made by this Act or any dispute as to such matter or the death of an employee, or any matter connected with hospital and medical facilities, quarters, sanitation, inspections or the keeping of registers and other documents or whenever any person complains to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister or the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Labour or the Commissioner of any breach of any provision of this Act, the Minister or the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister or the Permanent Secretary or the Commissioner, as the case may be, may summon any other person who he has reason to believe can give information respecting the subject matter of the enquiry or complaint, and the person so summoned shall be legally bound to attend at the time and place specified in the summons, and to answer truthfully all questions which the Minister or the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister or the Permanent Secretary or the Commissioner, as the case may be, may put to him.

Any person who in any way wilfully obstructs the service of or obedience to such summons, and any person summoned who neglects to attend as required in such summons, and any person who commits in respect of any such enquiry or complaint any offence described in Chapter X of the Penal Code (Cap. 119), shall be punished as provided in Chapter X of the Penal Code.