Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Amendment of section 17
Section 17 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsections:“(4) Where the driver or a passenger of a motor vehicle is alleged or suspected to be guilty of an offence under this section —
the owner of the motor vehicle shall give such information as he may be required to give by a police officer or an authorised officer as to the identity and address of the person who, at or about the time of the alleged offence, was the driver or a passenger of the motor vehicle; and
any other person who was or should have been in charge or in control of the motor vehicle at or about the time of the alleged offence shall, if so required, give any information which it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver and passengers.(5) Where an offence under this section is alleged or suspected to be in connection with throwing, dropping or scattering of refuse or any other matter or thing from a flat used for residential purpose (including a flat which is leased for residential purpose) —
any owner of that flat shall give such information as he may be required to give by a police officer or an authorised officer as to the identity of every person who, at or about the time of the alleged offence, was an occupier of that flat; and
any occupier of that flat at or about the time of the alleged offence, or any owner of that flat in the case where that flat was unoccupied at or about that time, shall, if so required, give any information which it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the alleged offender.(6) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (4) or (5) within 14 days after the date on which the information was required from him shall be guilty of an offence.(7) A person is not excused from giving any information required of him by subsection (4) or (5) on the ground that the disclosure of the information might tend to incriminate the person.”.