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Rh (4) The Public Prosecutor may delegate his power under this section to a Deputy Public Prosecutor or the Commissioner of Police, except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection.

(5) In this section, "customer information" has the meaning given to that expression in section 40A of the Banking Act (Cap. 19).

Power to obtain information

8.—(1) In the course of any investigation into or proceedings relating to a hostage-taking offence by a person or an act by a person which is an offence by virtue of section 4, the Public Prosecutor may by order—
 * (a) require the person to furnish a sworn statement in writing enumerating all movable or immovable property belonging to or possessed by that person and by the spouse, son or daughter of that person, and specifying the date on which each of the properties enumerated was acquired and whether it was acquired by way of purchase, gift, bequest, inheritance or otherwise;
 * (b) require the person to furnish a sworn statement in writing of any money or other property paid or disposed of by him during such period as may be specified in the order;
 * (c) require any other person to furnish a sworn statement in writing enumerating all movable or immovable property belonging to or possessed by that person where the Public Prosecutor has reasonable grounds to believe that that information may be relevant to the investigation or proceedings;
 * (d) require the Comptroller of Income Tax to furnish all information available to the Comptroller relating to the affairs of the person or of the spouse, son or daughter of the person and to produce or furnish any document or a certified copy of any document specified in the order relating to that person or the spouse, son or daughter of that person which is in the possession or under the control of the Comptroller;
 * (e) require the person in charge of any ministry or department of the Government or the president, chairman, manager or chief executive officer of any statutory board to furnish, as specified in the order, any document or a certified copy of any document which is in his possession or under his control; and