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10 :(a) in the case of a first offence, shall be punished with a fine not exceeding $100,000 and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, and shall be liable to caning not exceeding 6 strokes; and
 * (b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, shall be punished with a fine not exceeding $150,000, with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years and with caning not exceeding 9 strokes.

PART 3 ENFORCEMENT Police officers and enforcement officers

7.—(1) Nothing in this part affects a police officer's powers or duties under the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).

(2) Only the following officers are authorised to act as an enforcement officer under this part:
 * (a) public officers appointed as employment inspectors under section 3(2) of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A);
 * (b) public officers appointed as inspectors under section 15F(1) of the Human Organ Transplant Act (Cap. 131A);
 * (c) public officers appointed by the Minister as enforcement officers for the purposes of this Act.

Enforcement powers

8.—(1) A police officer or an enforcement officer may, for the purposes of this Act, do all or any of the following:
 * (a) without warrant, enter and search, by day or night, any premises if there is reasonable cause to believe that evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act can be found in the premises;
 * (b) detain any person found within the premises referred to in paragraph (a) until the search of the premises is completed;