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- (b) require any person to furnish any information or produce any record, document or copy thereof in the possession of that person, and may, without giving any fee or reward, inspect, copy or take extracts from such record or document;
- (c) require, by order in writing, the attendance before the police officer or authorised officer of any person within the limits of Singapore who, from any information given, or otherwise obtained by the police officer or authorised officer, appears to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case;
- (d) examine orally any person who appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of matters under this Act—
- (i) whether before or after that person or anyone else is charged with an offence, or whether proceedings under section 30 with a view to any regulatory sanction have started, in connection with the matter; and
- (ii) whether or not that person is to be called as a witness in any inquiry or trial, or in proceedings under section 30 with a view to any regulatory sanction, in connection with the matter.
(2) Any person examined under this section is bound to state truly what the person knows of the facts and circumstances concerning matters under this Act, except that the person need not say anything that might expose him or her to a criminal charge, penalty or forfeiture.
(3) A statement made by any person examined under this section must—
- (a) be reduced to writing;
- (b) be read over to the person;
- (c) if the person does not understand English, be interpreted for the person in a language that he or she understands; and
- (d) after correction (if necessary), be signed by that person.
