Singapore legislation
Section 21
Section 21
Directions to control persons’ entry to and movement and conduct in protected area or protected place
(1)
The authority, or an authorised officer, of a protected area or a protected place may give directions to regulate, restrict or prohibit a person’s entry to, or movement or conduct in, that protected area or that protected place.
(2)
The directions under subsection (1) may be given generally or to a particular person or group of persons, and may be in writing or given orally.
(3)
Without limiting subsection (1), the directions under that subsection may include requiring a person who enters, is about to enter or is in that protected area or that protected place to do one or more of the following:
provide the person’s name and residential address;
furnish evidence of the person’s identity;
provide the person’s reason for entering or being in that protected area or that protected place;
permit a search to be made of the person;
where the person is the owner or operator of any vehicle or vessel that enters, is about to enter or is in that protected area or that protected place, permit a search to be made of the vehicle or vessel.
(4)
Every person who enters, is about to enter or is in that protected area or that protected place must comply with every direction given under subsection (1) generally or particularly to that person or to any group of persons comprising that person.
(5)
If the person who is required to be searched under this section is a woman, she must be searched by another woman with strict regard to decency.
(6)
Any person who contravenes subsection (4) 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 2 years or to both.
(7)
In this section, “search”, in relation to a person, includes —
a search conducted by quickly running the hands over the person’s outer garments; and
an examination of any personal property of the person.