§ 49 — Powers of entry of premises without warrant

49.—(1) A police officer may enter at any reasonable time any premises which the police officer reasonably believes to be or may be —(a)

owned or occupied by an entity; or

(b)

where any activity is being or has been conducted, promoted or carried on, by any entity,

and do all or any of the activities mentioned in subsection (2) for any of the purposes mentioned in section 47(1) or (2).

(2) A police officer may, after entering any premises mentioned in subsection (1), do all or any of the following:(a)

examine any thing or observe any activity conducted in or on the premises;

(b)

make a still or moving image or recording of any thing in or on the premises;

(c)

inspect any document on the premises and take extracts from, or make copies of, any such document;

(d)

take into or onto the premises such equipment and materials as the police officer requires for the purpose of exercising his or her powers in relation to the premises;

(e)

operate electronic equipment in or on the premises;

(f)

search or cause to be searched any individual or any thing found in or on the premises for, and seize, any document or thing which the police officer believes on reasonable grounds —(i)

is evidential material relevant to, or is intended to be used for the purpose of committing —(A)

an offence under this Act or the regulations; or

(B)

any act against the national security interests of Singapore; and

(ii)

it is necessary to secure the document or thing in order to prevent it from being concealed, lost or destroyed;

(g)

require any individual found in the premises to answer any question (to the best of that individual’s knowledge, information and belief), and to provide any document or information, about any matter relevant to any purpose mentioned in section 47(1) or (2).

(3) The power under subsection (2)(e) to operate electronic equipment in or on any premises includes the power —(a)

to use a disk, tape or other storage device that is in or on the premises and can be used with the equipment or in association with the equipment;

(b)

to operate electronic equipment in or on the premises to put the relevant data in documentary form and remove the documents so produced from the premises; and

(c)

to operate electronic equipment in or on the premises to transfer the relevant data to a disk, tape or other storage device that —(i)

is brought to the premises for the exercise of the power; or

(ii)

is in or on the premises and the use of which for that purpose has been agreed in writing by the occupier of the premises,

and to remove the disk, tape or other storage device from the premises.

(4) A police officer may be assisted by other individuals in exercising enforcement powers under this section if that assistance is necessary and reasonable.

—(1) A police officer may enter at any reasonable time any premises which the police officer reasonably believes to be or may be —(a)

owned or occupied by an entity; or

(b)

where any activity is being or has been conducted, promoted or carried on, by any entity,

and do all or any of the activities mentioned in subsection (2) for any of the purposes mentioned in section 47(1) or (2).

(2) A police officer may, after entering any premises mentioned in subsection (1), do all or any of the following:(a)

examine any thing or observe any activity conducted in or on the premises;

(b)

make a still or moving image or recording of any thing in or on the premises;

(c)

inspect any document on the premises and take extracts from, or make copies of, any such document;

(d)

take into or onto the premises such equipment and materials as the police officer requires for the purpose of exercising his or her powers in relation to the premises;

(e)

operate electronic equipment in or on the premises;

(f)

search or cause to be searched any individual or any thing found in or on the premises for, and seize, any document or thing which the police officer believes on reasonable grounds —(i)

is evidential material relevant to, or is intended to be used for the purpose of committing —(A)

an offence under this Act or the regulations; or

(B)

any act against the national security interests of Singapore; and

(ii)

it is necessary to secure the document or thing in order to prevent it from being concealed, lost or destroyed;

(g)

require any individual found in the premises to answer any question (to the best of that individual’s knowledge, information and belief), and to provide any document or information, about any matter relevant to any purpose mentioned in section 47(1) or (2).

(3) The power under subsection (2)(e) to operate electronic equipment in or on any premises includes the power —(a)

to use a disk, tape or other storage device that is in or on the premises and can be used with the equipment or in association with the equipment;

(b)

to operate electronic equipment in or on the premises to put the relevant data in documentary form and remove the documents so produced from the premises; and

(c)

to operate electronic equipment in or on the premises to transfer the relevant data to a disk, tape or other storage device that —(i)

is brought to the premises for the exercise of the power; or

(ii)

is in or on the premises and the use of which for that purpose has been agreed in writing by the occupier of the premises,

and to remove the disk, tape or other storage device from the premises.

(4) A police officer may be assisted by other individuals in exercising enforcement powers under this section if that assistance is necessary and reasonable.