- (b) any part of any airport in Singapore.
(2) An authorised person inspecting an aircraft or any part of an airport under sub-paragraph (1) shall have power—
- (a) to subject any property found by him in the aircraft (but not the aircraft itself or any apparatus or equipment installed in it) or, as the case may be, to subject that part of the airport or any property found by him there, to such tests; or
- (b) to require the aircraft operator, airport operator or any person carrying on any business or providing any service at the airport, to furnish to him such information,
as the authorised person may consider necessary for the purpose for which the inspection is carried out.
(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), an authorised person, for the purpose of exercising any power conferred on him by sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) in relation to an aircraft or an airport, shall have power—
- (a) for the purpose of inspecting an aircraft, to enter it and to take all such steps as are necessary to detain it; or
- (b) for the purpose of inspecting any part of an airport, to enter any building or works in the airport or enter upon any land in the airport.
(4) The powers conferred by sub-paragraph (3) shall not include power for an authorised person to use force for the purpose of entering any aircraft, building or works or entering upon any land.
(5) Any person who—
- (a) wilfully obstructs or impedes any authorised person acting in the exercise of a power conferred on him by or under this paragraph;
- (b) refuses or, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under sub-paragraph (2) (b);
- (c) in furnishing any information so required under sub-paragraph (2) (b) makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular; or
- (d) falsely pretends to be an authorised person,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
