Moneylenders Act 2008 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Regulation of Business of Moneylending, Enforcement and Proceedings
53. Public Prosecutor’s power to order inspection of customer information
Feedback & supportThe Public Prosecutor may, if he or she considers that any evidence of the commission of an offence under section 19 or 47, whenever committed, or a conspiracy to commit, an attempt to commit, or an abetment of such an offence, by a person is likely to be found in any document containing customer information relating to that person, to the spouse, son or daughter of that person, or to a person reasonably believed by the Public Prosecutor to be a trustee or an agent for that person, by order authorise any police officer of or above the rank of assistant superintendent so named to inspect any document of a bank specified in the order.
officer
“officer”, in relation to a licensee or the designated credit bureau, means any director, chief executive officer, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the licensee or designated credit bureau, and includes any person purporting to act in any such capacity;
The police officer so authorised may, at all reasonable times, enter the bank specified in the order and inspect the documents kept in the bank and may take copies of any relevant entry in any such document.
bank
“bank” means —(a)a bank licensed under the Banking Act 1970; or(b)a merchant bank licensed under the Banking Act 1970,and includes a finance company licensed under the Finance Companies Act 1967;
The Public Prosecutor may delegate his or her power under this section to a Deputy Public Prosecutor or the Commissioner of Police, except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection.
In this section, “customer information” has the meaning given by section 40A of the Banking Act 1970.[30A