Singapore legislation
Clause 20
Clause 20
Amendment of section 38
Section 38 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) Any police officer, authorised officer or such other person as may be authorised by the Board for the purposes of this section (referred to in this section as an authorised person) who reasonably believes that any person has committed an offence under this Act may require that person to furnish evidence of his identity, and the person shall thereupon furnish such evidence of his identity as may be required by the police officer, authorised officer or authorised person, as the case may be.(1A) Any police officer, authorised officer or authorised person may require any owner or occupier of any premises to furnish his name and address and such other proof of identity or particulars as the police officer, authorised officer or authorised person may require for the purposes of this Act.”;
by deleting the words “any authorised officer” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “any police officer, authorised officer or authorised person”; (c)by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in subsection (2), the words “or (1A)”; and
by deleting “$2,000” in subsection (2) and substituting “$5,000”.