Consumer Affairs Act (Cap. 378), article 104

104. (1) The Director General may, for the purpose of discharging his functions under this Act, require any natural person or legal person to provide any information in any manner, including: (a) by answering any questions, orally or in writing; or (b) by producing any relevant documents, data or information related to an infringement covered by this Act or any Regulations made thereunder, in any form or format and irrespective of their storage medium, or the place where they are stored as the Director General may consider to be necessary: Provided that the Director General may also require any public authority, body or agency or any natural person or legal person to provide any relevant information, data or documents, in any form or format and irrespective of their storage medium, or the place where they are stored, for the purposes of establishing whether an infringement covered by this Act or any Regulations made thereunder has occurred or is occurring, and for the purposes of establishing the details of such infringement, including tracing financial and data flows, ascertaining the identity of persons involved in financial and data flows, and ascertaining bank account information and ownership of websites. (2) A person shall not be required to answer any question if the answer may subject him to criminal proceedings. Mutual assistance with other authorities. Added by: XV. 2006.10. Amended by: II. 2008.5; VI. 2011.75. Cap. 586.