Section 2

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires —“arm” includes firearm;“Auxiliary Police Force” means any force created under the provisions of Part IX;“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed as such under the provisions of Part IX;“commanding officer” or “officer commanding” means the Deputy Commissioner of Police, a senior assistant commissioner of police, an assistant commissioner of police, the commandant of the Police Training School, and any police officer lawfully acting in any of these appointments;“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police;“constable” means a police officer below the rank of lance corporal;“Deputy Commissioner” means the Deputy Commissioner of Police;“gazetted officer” means a police officer of any rank from and including the Commissioner down to and including a probationary assistant superintendent;“inspector” means an inspector of police of whatever grade from and including a chief inspector down to and including a cadet inspector;“Police Force” means the Singapore Police Force, established by this Act and called the Polis Repablik Singapura;“police officer” means any member of the Police Force and includes a temporary constable;“Police Regulations” means regulations made under section 54;“national serviceman” means a person who has been directed to present himself for enlistment in the Police Force under the provisions of any written law for the time being in force relating to national service or enlistment;“special police officer” means a member of the Special Constabulary constituted under Part VIII;“subordinate officer” means a police officer of any rank from and including a sub-inspector down to and including a constable.