Singapore legislation

Clause 95

Offence of obstructing, etc., authorised officer or investigation officer in exercise of powers, etc.

(1)

A person who —

(a)

refuses to give access to, or obstructs, hinders, impedes or delays, an authorised officer or investigation officer in the exercise of any power under this Part;

(b)

without reasonable excuse, does not comply with a requirement under section 91(1), 92(1), 93(2)(c) or (d) or 94(2)(c) or (d) or (5)(a), or with section 93(4) or 94(4); or

(c)

refuses to be examined under section 94(5)(b) or does not attend before an investigation officer as required under section 94(5)(c),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), it is a reasonable excuse for a person to refuse or fail to provide any information, produce any book, document, record, electronic material, article or thing or answer any question if doing so might tend to incriminate that person.

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