Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of Employment (Amendment) Bill

Clause 12

New section 106A

The Employment Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 106, the following section:“Disposal of documents, articles, etc.106A.—

(1)

Any document, article or thing that the Commissioner or an inspecting officer takes possession of under this Part must —

(a)

where the document, article or thing is produced in any criminal trial, be dealt with in accordance with section 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68); and

(b)

in any other case, be returned to the owner or reported to a Magistrate.(2) Where the report of any document, article or thing is made to a Magistrate under subsection (1)(b), the Magistrate may order the document, article or thing —

(a)

to be forfeited; or

(b)

to be disposed of in such manner as the Magistrate thinks fit.(3) Nothing in this section is taken to prejudice any right to retain or dispose of property which may exist in law apart from this section.”.