Singapore legislation
Clause 24
Clause 24
Warrant for national inspection
(1)
A national inspector may apply for a warrant where the consent of the person who owns, or who is in control of, any premises to enter the premises to exercise any inspection power for a compliance purpose cannot be obtained or where the person refuses to give such consent.
(2)
Subject to subsection (3), a Magistrate who is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that —
entry to the premises is necessary to exercise any inspection power for a compliance purpose; and
the consent of the person who owns, or who is in control of, the premises cannot be obtained or such consent is refused,may, unconditionally or subject to conditions, issue a warrant authorising the entry of the premises, at such time as may be specified in the warrant and within 14 days of the issue of such warrant (or within such longer period as may be specified in the warrant), by the national inspector for the purpose of exercising any inspection power for a compliance purpose.
(3)
The national inspector applying for a warrant shall —
before applying for a warrant, make reasonable inquiries as to whether any other application for such a warrant has been made in respect of the premises concerned and, if so, the following matters:
the offence or offences (if any) alleged in respect of each application; and
the results of each application; and
disclose on the application for the warrant the results of the inquiries.