Section 31
Powers of enforcement
of Singapore Land Authority Act 2001
(1)
In addition to the powers conferred by this Act or any other written law, an officer or employee of the Authority may, in relation to any offence under this Act or any written law set out in the Third Schedule, on declaration of his or her office and production to the person against whom he or she is acting of the identification card directed by the Chief Executive to be carried by officers or employees of the Authority —
require any person whom the officer or employee reasonably believes to have committed that offence to furnish evidence of the person’s identity;
require any person to furnish any information or produce any book, document or copy thereof in the possession of that person, and may, without fee or reward, inspect, copy or make extracts from such book or document; and
require, by written order, the attendance before the officer or employee of any person within the limits of Singapore who, from any information given or otherwise obtained by the officer or employee, appears to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case.
(2)
Any person who —
refuses to give access to, or assaults, obstructs, hinders or delays, an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of the duties by that officer or employee under this Act or that other written law;
wilfully misstates or without lawful excuse refuses to give any information or produce any book, document or copy thereof required of the person by an officer or employee of the Authority under subsection (1); or
fails to comply with a lawful demand of an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of the duties by that officer or employee under this Act or that other written law,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.