Singapore legislation
Clause 29
Clause 29
Powers and procedure of Investigation Committees
(1)
For the purposes of an investigation, an Investigation Committee may require any person —
to produce any book, document, paper or other record which may be related to the subject matter of the investigation for inspection by the Investigation Committee and for making copies thereof; and
to attend at a specified time and place and to give evidence or produce any such book, document, paper or record.
(2)
Any person who without lawful excuse —
refuses or fails to comply with any requirement of the Investigation Committee under subsection (1); or
refuses to answer or gives a false answer to any question put to him by a member of the Investigation Committee,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(3)
Subject to any regulations made under section 36, an Investigation Committee shall have the power to regulate its own procedure.
(4)
An Investigation Committee shall, within 3 months from the date a complaint or matter is referred to it or such further period as the Board may grant, complete its investigation on the complaint or matter and report its findings to the Board.