§ 40D — Powers of investigation of certain law enforcement officers when investigating offence of leaving Singapore without travel document

40D.—(1) If —(a)

the head or an authorised director of any relevant law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank (called in this section the relevant person), or an officer of a relevant law enforcement agency (called in this section the relevant officer), pursuant to section 112(1)(b) or (c), respectively, has required a person whom the relevant person or relevant officer has reasonable grounds for believing has committed an offence to surrender the person’s travel document; and

(b)

the person commits an offence under section 112(4B),

the relevant person, the relevant officer, or any other officer from the same relevant law enforcement agency as the relevant person or relevant officer, may investigate the offence under section 112(4B).

(2) When carrying out any investigation under subsection (1), the relevant person, the relevant officer, or any other officer from the same relevant law enforcement agency as the relevant person or relevant officer may exercise all or any of the powers of a police officer under this Code in relation to an investigation into an arrestable case.

(3) For the purposes of this section, the Minister charged with the responsibility for home affairs may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe any law enforcement agency as a relevant law enforcement agency.[Act 5 of 2024 wef 26/05/2025]

—(1) If —(a)

the head or an authorised director of any relevant law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank (called in this section the relevant person), or an officer of a relevant law enforcement agency (called in this section the relevant officer), pursuant to section 112(1)(b) or (c), respectively, has required a person whom the relevant person or relevant officer has reasonable grounds for believing has committed an offence to surrender the person’s travel document; and

(b)

the person commits an offence under section 112(4B),

the relevant person, the relevant officer, or any other officer from the same relevant law enforcement agency as the relevant person or relevant officer, may investigate the offence under section 112(4B).

(2) When carrying out any investigation under subsection (1), the relevant person, the relevant officer, or any other officer from the same relevant law enforcement agency as the relevant person or relevant officer may exercise all or any of the powers of a police officer under this Code in relation to an investigation into an arrestable case.

(3) For the purposes of this section, the Minister charged with the responsibility for home affairs may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe any law enforcement agency as a relevant law enforcement agency.[Act 5 of 2024 wef 26/05/2025]