Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · Offences Against Women and Girls
170. Director‑General may cause persons to be photographed
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Whenever the Director‑General, after inquiry, has reason to believe that a breach of any of the provisions of this Part is about to be or has been committed by any person, the Director‑General may direct that the person be photographed, and his or her finger impressions taken.
Director‑General
“Director‑General”, except in Part 7, means the Director‑General of Social Welfare and includes any person who is authorised by the Director‑General to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director‑General under this Act;
The person so directed must submit to be photographed and to have his or her finger impressions taken at such time and place and in such manner as the Director‑General may think fit and in default of so doing shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
place
“place” means any building, house, office, flat, room or cubicle or any part thereof, and any open or enclosed space and includes a ship, boat or any vessel, whether afloat or not, and any vehicle;
Any person whose finger impressions and photograph have been taken under subsection (1) may apply on the expiry of 5 years from the date when such finger impressions and photograph were taken for the return of such finger impressions and photograph and the Director‑General must, unless the person has in such period of 5 years been convicted of any offence under this Part, deliver to the person the sheet upon which his or her finger impressions have been made together with the negative and all copies of any photograph taken of him or her, or, if no such application is received within 3 months from the period specified in this subsection, must destroy such sheet and every such negative and photograph.