(16) Rules of Court may provide for—
- (a) the manner in which an appeal under subsection (15) may be made;
- (b) the discharge and variation of orders under this section; and
- (c) proceedings relating to such orders.
(17) In this Part, "authorised officer" means such law enforcement officer, or class of law enforcement officers, as may be prescribed.
Duty to give information of certain matters
74.—(1) Every person who is aware of any information relating to—
- (a) the commission of;
- (b) an arrangement facilitating the commission of; or
- (c) the intention of any other person to commit or facilitate,
any offence punishable under this Act, must, in the absence of reasonable excuse (the burden of proving which lies upon the person so aware), immediately give the information to any law enforcement officer of the commission, arrangement or intention.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction—
- (a) in the case of a natural person, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and
- (b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is a reasonable excuse for a person not to comply with that subsection if the person has already given the information referred to in that subsection to a law enforcement officer pursuant to any other written law.
Offences arrestable
75. Every offence under this Act is arrestable for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).
