Special powers of investigation

(1) Notwithstanding anything in any other law, the Commissioner of Police, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence under this Act has been committed, may, on the recommendation of the Director of Public Prosecutions, by Order, authorize the Chairperson or any police of or above the rank of Assistant Superintendent named in such order or the special investigator to the Commission, so named, to make an investigation into the matter in such manner or mode as may be specified in that Order. (2) An Order made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may authorize the investigation of any bank account, share account, purchase account, expense account or any other 40 Prevention of Corruption account, or any safety deposit box in any bank or other financial institution, Government Department, Ministry or other Government Office, and shall be sufficient authority for the disclosure or production by any person of all or any information or accounts or documents or articles as may be required by the officer so authorised. (3) A person who fails to disclose such information or to produce such accounts or documents or articles to the person so authorized commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both fine and imprisonment. (4) Where there is failure by any person, corporation, company, office, department or other authority, to disclose the production of documents in accordance with an Order under subsection (1) of this section, the Commission may refer the matter to the Supreme Court for determination.