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Rh (2) A preventive measures notice under subsection (1) is a request in writing to an entity (referred to in this subsection as the recipient entity) requiring it to do or refrain from doing anything specified by the Director-General in the notice for the purpose of preventing, reducing or controlling any haze pollution in Singapore, such as but not limited to any of the following:
 * (a) to deploy fire-fighting personnel and to use any other reasonable methods to extinguish or prevent the spread of any land or forest fire on any land situated outside Singapore which is owned or occupied by the recipient entity, or by another entity, the management of which the recipient entity participates in;
 * (b) to discontinue, or not commence, any burning activities on such land as is referred to in paragraph (a);
 * (c) to submit to the Director-General any plan of action to extinguish or prevent the spread of any fire on any land referred to in paragraph (a) and to prevent its recurrence.

(3) In this section, "fire" includes a fire the Director-General has reasonable grounds for believing may exist.

Power to obtain information

10.—(1) The Director-General or an authorised officer may give notice in writing to any person (whether within or outside Singapore) requiring the person to furnish, within such reasonable period and in such form and manner as may be specified in the notice, all documents and information—
 * (a) which relate to any matter necessary to carry out the functions or duties of, or assigned to, the Director-General or the Agency by or under any provision of this Act; and
 * (b) which are within the knowledge of that person or in that person's custody or under that person's control.

(2) The power to require a person to furnish any document or information under subsection (1) includes the power—