Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Bill

Clause 5

Power to search for scheduled substances

(1)

Whenever it appears to any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace upon information and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary that there is reasonable cause to believe that a scheduled substance is, in contravention of section 3 of this Act, in possession of a person in any premises, such Magistrate or Justice of the Peace may grant a search warrant authorizing any police officer named therein, at any time or times within one month from the date of the warrant, to enter, if need be by force, and search such premises and any persons found therein and to seize and detain any such substance which may be found in the premises.

(2)

Whenever it appears to any police officer, not below the rank of Inspector, that there is reasonable cause to believe that a scheduled substance is, in contravention of section 3 of this Act, in possession of a person in any premises, and such officer has good grounds for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the object of the search is likely to be frustrated, he may enter and search such premises and any persons found therein as if he were authorized to do so by a warrant issued under subsection (1) of this section.

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