Maintenance of records, etc.
Open ↗16.—(1) Every licensee, and every person who has been granted any approval by the Director‑General under this Act, must —(a)
keep and maintain such records in such form and manner, and containing such information, as may be prescribed; and
(b)
prepare and give to the Director‑General such periodic reports and such special reports relating to the activity licensed or approved as may be prescribed or as the Director‑General may direct.
(2) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) 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 3 months or to both.[15
Power to obtain information and documents
Open ↗17.—(1) The Director‑General may, by written notice to any person whom the Director‑General considers to be capable of giving any information or document that is required to be given by Singapore to the IAEA under the Safeguards Agreement, or to a Convention country or the IAEA or any other international organisation under the Nuclear Material Convention, require the person to give such information or document to the Director‑General in such form and manner, and within such period, as may be specified in the notice.[20/2014]
(2) Despite section 58, the duty to comply with a notice given under subsection (1) is not affected by any obligation as to secrecy or other restriction on disclosure, whether imposed by written law or otherwise.
(3) Any person who, without reasonable cause, contravenes a notice given under subsection (1) 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 3 months or to both.[16
Confidentiality
Open ↗18.—(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), every person exercising any function under this Act must keep confidential any information that is obtained pursuant to this Act concerning the affairs of another person, including but not limited to information with regard to any manufacturing process or trade secret.
(2) The information in subsection (1) may be disclosed —(a)
with the consent of the person to whose affairs it relates;
(b)
in connection with anything done for the purposes of this Act, the Safeguards Agreement or the Nuclear Material Convention;
(c)
in connection with the investigation of a criminal offence or for the purposes of criminal proceedings;
(d)
in compliance with the requirement of any court, tribunal, authority or person having lawful authority to require the production of documents or the answering of questions;
(e)
for the purpose of dealing with an emergency involving public safety or ensuring the security of Singapore; or
(f)
if the information is already in the public domain.[20/2014]
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $6,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.[17
