Singapore legislation
Clause 108
Clause 108
Power to enter upon lands for the purposes of this Act
The Commissioner, any Medical Officer of Health, any Public Health Engineer, any public health auxiliary or such other persons as the Commissioner may authorise in writing in that behalf may, for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made thereunder, enter between the hours of six o’clock in the morning and six o’clock in the evening into and upon any building or land in order to make any survey, inspection or search or to execute any work authorised by this Act or any regulations made thereunder without being liable to any legal proceedings or molestation whatsoever on account of such entry or of anything done in any part of such building or land in pursuance of this Act or any regulations made thereunder:Provided that no person shall, unless with the consent of the occupier thereof, enter any house by virtue of the powers conferred by this section without at least six hours’ previous notice being given to the occupier thereof, if any:And provided also that the Minister may declare that any class of premises for the control and supervision of which regulations may be made under this Act are liable to night inspection, and thereupon the Commissioner, any Medical Officer of Health, any Public Health Engineer, any public health auxiliary or such other persons as the Commissioner may authorise in writing in that behalf may, at any time of the day or night and without notice, enter using such force as may be necessary, into and search or inspect any premises of the class specified in the declaration.