Singapore legislation
Clause 3
of Restrictions on the Supply, Distribution and Use of Petroleum and Electricity Bill
Clause 3
Power to make regulations
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section, the Minister may make any regulations whatsoever which he considers desirable or expedient for restricting the supply, distribution and use of petroleum and electricity.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), the regulations made thereunder may, so far as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for any of the purposes mentioned in that subsection —
prohibit or restrict the use of motor vehicles or of any specified class or description of motor vehicles on all or any specified roads within Singapore either generally or during particular hours or days;
prohibit or restrict the supply, distribution or use of electricity for any purposes or specified purposes either generally or during specified hours;
restrict the hours during which any shop, office, cinema, theatre, hotel, restaurant, bar, cabaret, night-club, amusement park, place of entertainment or any business premises may be opened for business;
prohibit, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, the purchase, sale, storage or transport of any petroleum;
provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with both such fine and imprisonment, as may be specified in the regulations;
authorise such authorities, persons or classes of persons as may be specified in the regulations to enter and search any premises;
authorise such authorities, persons or classes of persons as may be specified in the regulations to compound any offence by collecting from the person who has or is reasonably suspected of having committed the same a sum of money not exceeding five hundred dollars;
provide for exemption, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as may be imposed, from all or any of the regulations; and
prescribe fees or other payments.