Clause 21

An authorised officer may do all or any of the following:

issue a written order requiring anyone within the limits of Singapore, who appears to be acquainted with any of the facts and circumstances of matters under this Act, to attend before him, and that person shall attend as required; (b)examine orally any person who appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of matters under this Act —

whether before or after that person or anyone else is charged with an offence in connection with the matter; and

whether or not that person is to be called as a witness in any inquiry, trial, or other proceeding in connection with the matter;

require any person to furnish any information or produce any document in the possession of that person in connection with the matter, and may, without payment, inspect, keep, copy or make extracts from such document.(2) Any person examined under this section shall be bound to state truly what he knows of the facts and circumstances concerning matters under this Act, except that he need not say anything that might expose him to a criminal charge, penalty or forfeiture.(3) A statement made by any person examined under this section shall —

be reduced to writing;

be read over to him;

if he does not understand English, be interpreted for him in a language that he understands; and

after correction, if necessary, be signed by him.(4) If any person fails to attend as required by an order under subsection (1), the Board may report such failure to a Magistrate who may then, in his discretion, issue a warrant ordering the person to attend.Power to enter and investigate55B. If an authorised officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under this Act has been committed, he may, at any time without notice, enter any premises and do all or any of the following for the purpose of investigating the suspected offence under this Act:

search the premises and take possession of any thing found therein and reasonably believed to be connected to the commission of the offence;

require the production of records, certificates, notices and documents relating or reasonably believed to relate to the offence, wherever and by whomsoever kept, and take and retain extracts or copies thereof;

take and retain samples of any materials (whether solid, liquid, gaseous or vapour) found for the purpose of analysis;

take such photographs as the authorised officer thinks necessary for the purposes of the investigation;

require any person whom the authorised officer finds in the premises to produce his identity card or other identification papers for inspection for the purpose of the investigation.”.