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National Registration Act 1965 s 21

s 21 Demand for surrender of suspicious identity cards

21. —(1) A registration officer or a police officer may demand that a person having possession or control of an identity card (including a document purporting to be an identity card) to surrender the identity card to the registration officer or police officer if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that — ( a ) the identity card has been obtained by means of any false or misleading information, document or statement; ( b ) the identity card has been used in the commission of an offence under this Act; or ( c ) the identity card is a false identity card. [32/2016] (2) Any person who receives a demand from a registration officer or a police officer under subsection (1) must comply with the demand. [32/2016] (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. [15B [32/2016] —(1) A registration officer or a police officer may demand that a person having possession or control of an identity card (including a document purporting to be an identity card) to surrender the identity card to the registration officer or police officer if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that — ( a ) the identity card has been obtained by means of any false or misleading information, document or statement; ( b ) the identity card has been used in the commission of an offence under this Act; or ( c ) the identity card is a false identity card. [32/2016] (2) Any person who receives a demand from a registration officer or a police officer under subsection (1) must comply with the demand. [32/2016] (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. [15B [32/2016]

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