Singapore legislation
Clause 27
Clause 27
Powers of enforcement
(1)
In addition to the powers conferred on him by any written law, an officer or employee of the Authority may, on declaration of his office and production to the person against whom he is acting such identification card as the Chief Executive may direct to be carried by officers or employees of the Authority, in relation to any offence under any such written law —
require any person whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offence under any such written law to furnish evidence of the person’s identity;
require any person, for the purpose of any such written law, to furnish any information or produce any book, document or copy thereof in the possession of that person, and may, without fee or reward, inspect, copy or make extracts from such book or documents; and
when conducting any investigation under such written law require, by order in writing, the attendance before the officer or employee of any person being within the limits of Singapore who, from the information given or otherwise appears to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case, and the person so ordered shall attend as so required.
(2)
A person who —
refuses to give access to, or assaults, obstructs, hinders or delays, an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of his duties;
wilfully mis-states or without lawful excuse refuses to give any information or without lawful excuse refuses to produce any book, document or copy thereof required of him by an officer or employee of the Authority under subsection (1); or
fails to comply with a lawful demand of an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of his duties,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 12 months or to both.