$2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(4) In this section—
- “inspecting”, in relation to an article, includes handling the article, opening it and examining its contents;
- “personal property”, in relation to a person, means things carried by the person or things apparently in the immediate control of the person, but does not include clothing being worn by the person.
Power to require reasons for entry to, etc., special zone
10.—(1) A police officer or an approved person may ask an entrant to a special zone—
- (a) to state his name and residence, and his reason for being in, or about to enter, the special zone;
- (b) to state whether he is subject to a special zone banning notice relating to that special zone; and
- (c) if found in possession of alcohol, to state how or where he acquired the alcohol.
(2) Any entrant to a special zone who fails to comply with the request of a police officer or an approved person under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(3) In this section, “residence”, in relation to an entrant, means the address of the place where the entrant usually lives in Singapore.
Refusal of entry to and removal from special zone
11.—(1) This section shall apply if—
- (a) an entrant fails to comply with a request of a police officer or an approved person made under this Act;
- (b) a police officer or an approved person reasonably suspects that an entrant may contravene or has contravened section 4 or 8;
