Refusal to give name and residence
183.—(1) Any inspector or authorised person may arrest any person whom he reasonably believes has committed a non-seizable offence under this Act in order that his name or residence may be ascertained, if that person—
- (a) refuses on the demand of the inspector or authorised person to give his name and residence;
- (b) gives a name or residence which the inspector or authorised person has reason to believe to be false; or
- (c) gives as his residence a place not within Singapore.
(2) Any person arrested under subsection (1) shall, within 24 hours from the arrest or immediately in the case of a person who gives his residence as a place outside Singapore, be taken before a Magistrate’s Court, unless before that time his true name and residence are ascertained, in which case he shall be immediately released on his executing a bond with or without sureties before a police officer not below the rank of inspector for his appearance before a Magistrate’s Court, if so required.
(3) When any person is taken before a Magistrate’s Court, the Court may either require him to execute a bond with or without a surety for his appearance before a Magistrate’s Court if so required, or may order him to be detained in custody until he can be tried.
Appeal to Minister against Authority’s decision
184.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any decision of the Authority under this Act is final and is not subject to appeal or review.
(2) A person aggrieved by any decision of the Authority—
- (a) to cancel or suspend, or to refuse to grant, any licence or other authorisation;
- (b) to amend, or to refuse to amend, the conditions of any licence;
- (c) to issue, or to refuse to revoke, any exclusion order under section 121; or
- (d) to require the termination of a contract under section 76,
may, within 28 days of receipt of the decision, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
