Clause 8

without warrant, enter and search, by day or night, any premises if there is reasonable cause to believe that evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act can be found in the premises;

detain any person found within the premises referred to in paragraph (a) until the search of the premises is completed;

search any person found within the premises referred to in paragraph (a) who is reasonably believed to have any document or article relevant to any investigation into an offence under this Act;

require any person who is reasonably believed to have any document (including any document of identity or travel document), article, or information relevant to any investigation into an offence under this Act, to produce such document or article or give such information;

take possession of, or any extract from or copy of, any document or article relevant to any investigation into an offence under this Act which is found in any premises or on any person searched, or is produced, under this section;

examine orally any person who appears to be acquainted with any of the facts or circumstances of a suspected offence under this Act, and reduce into writing the answer given or statement made by that person who shall be bound to state truly the facts and circumstances with which that person is acquainted; and the statement made by that person must be read over to that person and must, after correction, be signed by that person;

require by order in writing the attendance before the officer of any person, being within the limits of Singapore, who, from information given or otherwise, appears to be acquainted with any of the facts or circumstances of a suspected offence under this Act; and that person must attend as required and if that person fails to do so, report such failure to a Magistrate who may then issue a warrant to secure the attendance of that person as required by the order;

take such photographs, or audio or video recordings, as necessary of the premises referred to in paragraph (a) (including any person or thing in the premises) and persons reasonably believed to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances relevant to a suspected offence under this Act;

require an employer to produce all or any of the employer’s employees for the purposes of any investigation into an offence under this Act.

break open any outer or inner door or window leading to the premises;

forcibly enter the premises; or

remove by force any obstruction to such entry.

intentionally offers any resistance to or wilfully delays a police officer or an enforcement officer in the exercise of any power under this section;

fails to comply with the requisition of a police officer or an enforcement officer under this section;

fails to produce to a police officer or an enforcement officer any document or article which the person is required under this section to produce;

wilfully withholds from a police officer or an enforcement officer any information as to who is the owner or occupier of any premises, who is the principal contractor or who is the employer of the person; or (e)conceals or prevents, or attempts to conceal or prevent, another person from appearing before or being examined by a police officer or an enforcement officer under this section,shall be deemed to wilfully obstruct the police officer or enforcement officer for the purpose of section 17.