Singapore legislation
Clause 70
Clause 70
Powers of investigation
(1)
Subject to section 73, an inspecting officer may, for the purposes of investigating an offence under this Act or the contravention of any provision of this Act, do all or any of the following:
require any person whom the inspecting officer reasonably believes to have committed that offence or contravention to furnish evidence of that person’s identity;
require, by written notice, any person, whom the inspecting officer reasonably believes has —
any information; or
any document in the person’s custody or control,that is relevant to the investigation, to furnish that information or document, within such time and manner as may be specified in the written notice;
require, by written notice, any person within the limits of Singapore, who appears to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances of the matter to attend before the inspecting officer;
examine orally any person who appears to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances of the matter —
whether before or after that person or anyone else is charged with an offence in connection with the matter; or
whether or not that person is to be called as a witness in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding in connection with the matter.
(2)
The power to require a person to furnish any information or document under subsection (1) includes the power —
to require that person to provide an explanation of the information or document;
if the information or document is not furnished, to require that person to state, to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief, where the information or document is; and
if the information is recorded otherwise than in legible form, to require that person to produce that information in legible form.
(3)
A person examined under subsection (1)(d) is bound to state truly what the person knows of the facts and circumstances of the matter, except that the person need not say anything that might expose the person to a criminal charge or punishment.
(4)
A statement made by a person examined under subsection (1)(d) must —
be reduced to writing;
be read over to the person;
if the person does not understand English, be interpreted to the person in a language that the person understands; and
after correction (if necessary), be signed by the person.
(5)
An inspecting officer may, without payment, take possession of or make copies of any document (or any part of it) furnished under subsection (1), for further investigation.