Security screening at special event area of enhanced security special event 27.—(1) This section shall apply if the security system for a special event area of an enhanced security special event involves the use of screening devices, such as (but not limited to) the following: (a) a walk-through detector; (b) an X-ray machine; (c) a hand-held scanner. [Act 23 of 2017 wef 01/10/2017] (2) A police officer or an approved person may ask an entrant to a special event area to undergo any form of security screening, including doing one or more of the following: (a) to walk through a walk-through detector; (b) to pass the entrant’s personal property through an X-ray machine; (c) to allow the police officer or approved person to pass a hand-held scanner in close proximity to the entrant; (d) to allow the police officer or approved person to pass a hand-held scanner in close proximity to the entrant’s personal property. (3) Any person who fails to comply with the request of a police officer or an approved person under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. [Act 23 of 2017 wef 01/10/2017] Power to require reasons for entry to special event area of enhanced security special event 28.—(1) A police officer or an approved person may ask an entrant to a special event area of an enhanced security special event to state the person’s name and residence and his reason for being in, or about to enter, the area. [Act 23 of 2017 wef 01/10/2017] (2) If the person fails to comply with the request of a police officer or an approved person under subsection (1), the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. (3) In this section, “residence”, in relation to a person, means the address of the place where the person usually lives in Singapore. [Act 23 of 2017 wef 01/10/2017] Singapore Statutes Online Current version as at 01 Oct 2018 PDF created date on: 01 Oct 2018