Power to require information
21.—(1) Where a police officer or an approved person reasonably suspects that any individual has committed or is committing any offence under this Act, the police officer or approved person may ask the individual —(a)
to state the individual’s name and residence; and
(b)
if found in possession of any liquor, to state how or where the individual acquired the liquor.
(2) An individual who fails to comply with the request of a police officer or an approved person under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(3) In this section, “residence”, in relation to an individual, means the address of the place where the individual usually lives in Singapore.
Inspection of individuals
22.—(1) Where a police officer or an approved person reasonably suspects that any individual has committed or is committing any offence under this Act, the police officer or approved person may ask the individual to do one or more of the following:(a)
allow the police officer or approved person to inspect the individual’s personal property for any container of liquor;
(b)
remove any garment worn by the individual as specified by the police officer or approved person and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect the garment for any container of liquor;
(c)
remove any thing from any garment worn by the individual and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect it for any container of liquor;
(d)
open any thing and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect it for any container of liquor;
(e)
open a vehicle under the control or in the possession of the individual, or a part of it, and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect the vehicle or the part of it for any container of liquor;
(f)
remove any thing from the vehicle and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect it for any container of liquor.
(2) An individual who fails to comply with the request of a police officer or an approved person under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(3) Where, pursuant to subsection (1), the police officer or approved person finds any container of liquor, the police officer or approved person may seize the container and immediately empty the container if it is opened or dispose of the container (including its contents) if it is unopened.
(4) If the container mentioned in subsection (3) is not so emptied or disposed of, the police officer or approved person must ensure that it is taken to a police station to be disposed of or to be returned at that police station to the person from whom the container was seized.
(5) In this section —“inspect”, in relation to any thing, includes handling it, opening it and examining its contents;
“personal property”, in relation to an individual, means things carried by the individual or things apparently in the immediate control of the individual, but does not include any garments worn by the individual.
Powers of search and seizure
23.—(1) Without affecting sections 10, 14, 20, 21 and 22 and any other written law, a police officer not below the rank of sergeant may, without warrant, do any of the following if the police officer reasonably suspects that an offence under this Act has been or is being committed:(a)
enter and search any premises or place in connection with the offence;
(b)
seize any thing in connection with the exercise of a power under paragraph (a) that the police officer reasonably believes to be related to that offence.
(2) A police officer not below the rank of sergeant may use reasonable force in acting under this section.
Powers under other written laws
24. To avoid doubt, nothing in this Act prevents the exercise by a police officer or an auxiliary police officer of any power under the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 or the Public Order Act 2009.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
