No. S 222
Requisition of Resources Act
(Chapter 273)
Requisition of Resources (Inspection of Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft) Regulations 2007
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 40(1) of the Requisition of Resources Act, the Minister for Defence hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Requisition of Resources (Inspection of Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft) Regulations 2007 and shall come into operation on 28th May 2007.
Inspection and examination of vehicles, etc.
2.—(1)  A competent authority or an authorised officer may give notice to any person having in his possession any vehicle, vessel or aircraft, requiring the person to permit the competent authority or authorised officer to inspect and examine the vehicle, vessel or aircraft, as may be specified in the notice.
(2)  A person to whom a notice is given under paragraph (1) shall —
(a)give the competent authority or authorised officer full and free access during reasonable hours to the vehicle, vessel or aircraft, or to any premises where the vehicle, vessel or aircraft is situated for the purpose of the competent authority or authorised officer inspecting and examining the vehicle, vessel or aircraft;
(b)provide such record, certificate, document or information relating to the vehicle, vessel or aircraft as may be requested by the competent authority or authorised officer for the purpose of the inspection and examination, being a record, certificate, document or information that is in the person’s possession or to which the person has access;
(c)allow the competent authority or authorised officer to make copies of, or to take extracts from any record, certificate, document or information referred to in sub-paragraph (b); and
(d)provide such other reasonable facilities and assistance to the competent authority or authorised officer for the effective discharge of their powers of inspection and examination of the vehicle, vessel or aircraft, as the case may be.
(3)  Any inspection and examination of any vehicle, vessel or aircraft pursuant to a notice given under paragraph (1) shall be carried out during reasonable hours, and within a reasonable time after the giving of the notice and shall not be longer than necessary for the purposes of ascertaining the specifications of the vehicle, vessel or aircraft and its fitness for use.
Payment of expenses
3.—(1)  The person to whom a notice is given under regulation 2(1) may claim from the competent authority or authorised officer who gave him the notice the expenses, if any, which have been reasonably incurred by him in complying with regulation 2(2).
(2)  A claim under paragraph (1) shall contain all particulars of the expenses and shall be supported by documentary proof or otherwise that the expenses have been incurred.

Made this 17th day of May 2007.

CHIANG CHIE FOO
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Defence,
Singapore.
[MINDEF 4-426-1-18 KKW; AG/LEG/SL/273/2006/1 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 48(3) of the Requisition of Resources Act).
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