§ 48 — Power to obtain information

48.—(1) An authorised officer or a police officer may by written notice require any person to provide, within a reasonable period specified in the notice, and in any form and manner that may be specified in the notice, any document or information that —(a)

relates to any matter that the authorised officer or police officer considers necessary for any of the purposes mentioned in section 47(1) or (2); and

(b)

is —(i)

within the knowledge of that person; or

(ii)

in the custody or under the control of that person.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), an authorised officer or a police officer may require —(a)

any individual who is or was an officer, employee or agent of any entity; or

(b)

any other individual in Singapore whom the authorised officer or police officer (as the case may be) has reason to believe to be acquainted with any facts or circumstances relevant to any of the purposes mentioned in section 47(1) or (2),

to attend before the authorised officer or police officer to answer any question (to the best of that individual’s knowledge, information and belief) and to provide any document or information.

(3) The power under subsection (1) or (2) or section 49(2)(g) to require a person or an individual to provide any document or information includes the power —(a)

to require that person, or any individual who is or was an officer or agent or a representative of the person, to provide an explanation of the document or information;

(b)

if the document or information is not provided, to require that person or individual to state, to the best of the knowledge and belief of that person or individual, where it is;

(c)

if the document or information is recorded otherwise than in legible form, to require the document or information to be made available to the authorised officer or police officer in legible form; and

(d)

if the document or information is stored in a computer or other electronic device, and the person or individual is reasonably suspected to have knowledge of or access to any username, password or other authentication information required to gain access to the document or information, to require the person or individual to provide assistance (not limited to providing any username, password or other authentication information) to gain access to the computer or electronic device and the document or information therein.

(4) The power under subsection (2) or section 49(2)(g) to require an individual to answer a question includes the power to require the individual to answer the question immediately or at such place and time specified in writing.

(5) Any statement made by any individual in answer to a question under subsection (4) must —(a)

be reduced to writing;

(b)

be read over to the individual;

(c)

if the individual does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the individual understands; and

(d)

after correction (if necessary), be signed by that individual.

(6) An authorised officer or a police officer is entitled without payment to keep any document or information, or any copy or extract thereof, provided to the authorised officer or police officer under subsection (1).

—(1) An authorised officer or a police officer may by written notice require any person to provide, within a reasonable period specified in the notice, and in any form and manner that may be specified in the notice, any document or information that —(a)

relates to any matter that the authorised officer or police officer considers necessary for any of the purposes mentioned in section 47(1) or (2); and

(b)

is —(i)

within the knowledge of that person; or

(ii)

in the custody or under the control of that person.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), an authorised officer or a police officer may require —(a)

any individual who is or was an officer, employee or agent of any entity; or

(b)

any other individual in Singapore whom the authorised officer or police officer (as the case may be) has reason to believe to be acquainted with any facts or circumstances relevant to any of the purposes mentioned in section 47(1) or (2),

to attend before the authorised officer or police officer to answer any question (to the best of that individual’s knowledge, information and belief) and to provide any document or information.

(3) The power under subsection (1) or (2) or section 49(2)(g) to require a person or an individual to provide any document or information includes the power —(a)

to require that person, or any individual who is or was an officer or agent or a representative of the person, to provide an explanation of the document or information;

(b)

if the document or information is not provided, to require that person or individual to state, to the best of the knowledge and belief of that person or individual, where it is;

(c)

if the document or information is recorded otherwise than in legible form, to require the document or information to be made available to the authorised officer or police officer in legible form; and

(d)

if the document or information is stored in a computer or other electronic device, and the person or individual is reasonably suspected to have knowledge of or access to any username, password or other authentication information required to gain access to the document or information, to require the person or individual to provide assistance (not limited to providing any username, password or other authentication information) to gain access to the computer or electronic device and the document or information therein.

(4) The power under subsection (2) or section 49(2)(g) to require an individual to answer a question includes the power to require the individual to answer the question immediately or at such place and time specified in writing.

(5) Any statement made by any individual in answer to a question under subsection (4) must —(a)

be reduced to writing;

(b)

be read over to the individual;

(c)

if the individual does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the individual understands; and

(d)

after correction (if necessary), be signed by that individual.

(6) An authorised officer or a police officer is entitled without payment to keep any document or information, or any copy or extract thereof, provided to the authorised officer or police officer under subsection (1).