| THE SCHEDULE |
| Regulation 18(1) |
| Warrant to enter premises and exercise the statutory powers under section 65 of the Competition Act in the State courts of the Republic of Singapore |
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| To [insert name of undertaking], who is believed to be the occupier of the premises at [insert address] and to any person in charge of, or operating at or from, the premises: |
| You should read the terms of this Warrant very carefully. You are advised to seek legal advice as soon as possible. If you intentionally obstruct any officer or other person exercising his powers under the Warrant or fail to comply with any reasonable requirement imposed by any of the officers or other persons exercising their powers under the Warrant, you may be committing a criminal offence under sections 75 to 78 of the Act, the relevant terms of which are set out in Schedule A to this Warrant. A criminal offence under any of those sections is punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both. |
| Upon the application of the CCCS under section 65(1) [insert the relevant subsection (a), (b) or (c)] of the Act in this matter and upon reading the affidavit of [insert name] (“the named officer”) filed the ......... day of ............................. 20 .......... and the Court having been satisfied that there are [insert the text of the relevant subsection (a), (b) or (c) as appropriate] — |
| It is ordered that — |
| 1. This Warrant be issued to the CCCS under section 65 of the Act in respect of an investigation under section 62 of the Act. [S 180/2018 wef 01/04/2018] |
| 2. [Set out the subject matter and purpose of the investigation]. |
| 3. This Warrant continues in force until the end of the period of one (1) month beginning with the day on which it is issued and may be executed on any one or more days within that period. |
4. By this Warrant the named officer [“and such other officers and person(s) authorised in writing by the CCCS to accompany the named officer” or, where the named officer is an inspector appointed to conduct an investigation under the Act for purposes of the investigation, “and such other person(s) required by him” named] in Schedule B, are authorised to produce this Warrant and on producing this Warrant:
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| 5. Where the premises are occupied when this Warrant is executed, the named officer shall produce this Warrant upon arrival and serve a copy thereof personally on the occupier or person appearing to be in charge of the premises thereafter, as soon as practically possible. |
| 6. Any person entering the premises by virtue of this Warrant may take with him such equipment as appears to him to be necessary. |
7. If there is no one at the premises when the named officer proposes to execute this Warrant, he must, before executing it —
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| 8. If the named officer is unable to inform the occupier of the intended entry he must, when executing this Warrant, leave a copy of it in a prominent place on the premises. |
| 9. On leaving the premises, the named officer must, if they are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent, leave them as effectively secured as he found them. |
10. Terms used in this Warrant have the following meanings in accordance with the Act:
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