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the law enforcement officer may continue to conduct the investigation into the offence under paragraph (a).

(4) In investigating any offence (A) under this Act pursuant to subsection (1), (2) or (3), a law enforcement officer may exercise any power of investigation of an offence (B) under any provision of any other written law which charges the law enforcement officer with the duty of investigating offence (B), as if a reference in that provision to offence (B) were a reference to offence (A).

(5) Any evidence obtained by a law enforcement officer during an investigation under this section may, subject to any written law relating to the admissibility of evidence, be admitted in any civil or criminal proceedings under this Act.

(6) To avoid doubt, nothing in this section affects the power of investigation of a police officer under the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).

Power to obtain information from Comptroller of Income Tax and Comptroller of Goods and Services Tax

41.—(1) In the course of any investigation or proceedings into or relating to an offence punishable under this Act, the Public Prosecutor may, despite anything in any other written law to the contrary, by written notice require the Comptroller—

(a) to furnish, as specified in the notice, all information available to the Comptroller relating to the affairs of that person or of the person's parents, siblings, spouse, son or daughter; and
(b) to produce or furnish, as specified in the notice, any document or a certified copy of any document relating to that person or the person’s parents, siblings, spouse, son or daughter which is in the possession or under the control of the Comptroller.

(2) The Comptroller to whom a notice is sent by the Public Prosecutor under subsection (1) is, despite the provisions of any written law or any oath of secrecy to the contrary, legally bound to comply with the terms of that notice within such time as may be specified therein.