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- (ii) controlling public disorder or restoring or maintaining public order in Singapore after the occurrence of a serious incident to which the special authorisation applies; or
- (c) if there is reasonable suspicion that the individual is committing or about to commit an offence under this Act.
(3) Without limiting subsections (1) and (2), a police officer may, in conducting a search of any personal property of an individual mentioned in either subsection—
- (a) require the individual—
- (i) to produce or empty the contents of any bag, container or other receptacle;
- (ii) to turn out the individual’s pockets; or
- (iii) to remove one or more garments worn by the individual;
- (b) search through any bag, container or other receptacle or any garments removed in accordance with paragraph (a)(iii);
- (c) search through and move the contents of any bag, container or other receptacle; or
- (d) search through and move the contents of the individual’s pockets turned out in accordance with paragraph (a)(ii).
(4) This section applies despite any licence or permit granted or issued, or any exemption made, under any other written law authorising the possession or use of such dangerous articles or offensive weapons.
Power to search vehicles
23.—(1) A police officer may, pursuant to a special authorisation, stop, board and search without a warrant, a vehicle, and anything in or on a vehicle, if—
- (a) the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the vehicle is the target vehicle of the special authorisation; or
