Singapore legislation
Clause 10
Clause 10
Power to investigate and require information
(1)
Where the Director-General has reason to believe that any person has contravened any provision of this Act, the Director-General may investigate the matter and, for the purposes of any such investigation, the Director-General may —
call upon any authorised officer to make whatever preliminary investigation he considers necessary;
require the production for inspection by the Director-General or any authorised officer of any book, document or paper which may relate to or be connected with the subject-matter of the investigation;
require any person to give all information in relation to any such book, document or paper which may be reasonably required by the Director-General or the authorised officer; and
require any person to furnish any other information as the Director-General or the authorised officer may require.
(2)
If the Director-General has reason to suspect that any scheduled species found in any premises or conveyance or in the possession of any person has been imported or introduced from the sea, the Director-General may require any person who has in his possession or custody or under his control the scheduled species —
to declare its scientific name; and
to furnish to the Director-General such other information as he may require.
(3)
The Director-General or an authorised officer may record any information furnished by any person under subsection (1) or (2) as a statement which shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings in connection with any offence under this Act.