Singapore legislation

Regulation 33

Power to require information from deputies

Subregulation 1

This regulation applies in any case where —

(a)

the Public Guardian has received representations (including complaints) about —

(i)

the way in which a deputy is exercising his powers; or

(ii)

any failure to exercise them; or

(b)

it appears to the Public Guardian that there are other circumstances which —

(i)

give rise to concerns about, or dissatisfaction with, the conduct of the deputy (including any failure to act); or

(ii)

otherwise constitute good reason to seek information about the deputy’s discharge of his functions.

The Public Guardian may require the deputy —

(a)

to provide specified information or information of a specified description; or

(b)

to produce specified documents or documents of a specified description.

The information or documents must be provided or produced —

(a)

before the end of such reasonable period as may be specified; and

(b)

at such place as may be specified.

The Public Guardian may require any information provided to be verified or any document produced to be authenticated.

In this regulation, “specified” means specified in a notice in writing given to the deputy by the Public Guardian.