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PART VII
GENERAL
25.
—(1) In addition to the powers conferred on him by any written law, an officer or employee of the Authority may, on declaration of his office and production to the person against whom he is acting such identification card as the Chief Executive may direct to be carried by officers or employees of the Authority, in relation to any offence under any such written law —
(a)
require any person whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offence under any such written law to furnish evidence of the person’s identity;
(b)
require any person, for the purposes of any such written law, to furnish any information or produce any book, document or copy thereof in the possession of that person, and may, without fee or reward, inspect, copy or make extracts from such book or document; and
(c)
when conducting any investigation under such written law the power to require, by order in writing, the attendance before the officer or employee of any person being within the limits of Singapore who from the information given or otherwise appears to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case, and the person so ordered shall attend as so required.
(2) A person who —
(a)
refuses to give access to, or assaults, obstructs, hinders or delays, an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of his duties;
(b)
wilfully mis-states or without lawful excuse refuses to give any information or without lawful excuse refuses to produce any book, document or copy thereof required of him by an officer or employee of the Authority under subsection (1); or
(c)
fails to comply with a lawful demand of an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of his duties,
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 12 months or to both.
26.
—(1) Except for the purpose of the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions or when lawfully required to do so by any court or under the provisions of any written law, no person who is or has been a member, an officer, an employee or an agent of the Authority or a member of a committee of the Authority shall disclose any information relating to the affairs of the Authority or of any other person which has been obtained by him in the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
27.
—(1) The Authority shall have the exclusive right to the use of such symbol or representation as it may select or devise and thereafter display or exhibit in connection with its activities or affairs.
(2) Any person who uses a symbol or representation identical with that of the Authority, or which so resembles the Authority’s symbol or representation as to deceive or cause confusion, or to be likely to deceive or to cause confusion, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
28. The Authority shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, submit to the Minister an annual report on the activities of the Authority during that financial year and the Minister shall cause a copy of every such report to be presented to Parliament.
29.
—(1) The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules for or with respect to all or any of the following matters:
(a)
the manner of appointment, conduct and discipline and the terms and conditions of service of the employees of the Authority;
(b)
the establishment of funds for the payment of gratuities and other benefits to employees of the Authority;
(c)
the fees to be charged in respect of anything done or any services rendered by the Authority under or by virtue of this Act or any other written law.
30.
—(1) All acts done by the NCB before 1st December 1999 shall continue to remain valid and applicable as though done by the Authority under this Act, until such time as invalidated, revoked, cancelled or otherwise determined by the Authority.
(2) Where any thing has been commenced by or on behalf of the NCB before 1st December 1999, such thing may be carried on and completed by or under the authority of the Authority.
(3) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, repeal or amend any written law which appears to him to be unnecessary having regard to the provisions of this Act or to be inconsistent with any provision of this Act.