Singapore legislation

Section 27

Punishment of subordinate officers

(1)

Where a subordinate officer is found guilty by a commanding officer, or any other officer authorised by him to conduct disciplinary proceedings, of any of the following offences:

(a)

absence from duty without leave or good cause;

(b)

sleeping on duty;

(c)

conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline;

(d)

cowardice in the performance of duty;

(e)

disobedience of Police Regulations, Police General Orders, Force Orders, Standing Orders or any orders of a superior officer whether written or verbal;

(f)

being unfit for duty through intoxication;

(g)

insubordination;

(h)

neglect of duty or orders;

(i)

malingering;

(j)

making in the course of his duty a statement which is false in a material particular;

(k)

excess of duty resulting in loss or injury to any other person;

(l)

wilful destruction or negligent loss of or injury to property belonging to the Government;

(m)

engaging in trade or other employment without the permission of the Commissioner,a commanding officer may order that such subordinate officer be dismissed or retired from the Police Force or may punish him with any of the following punishments:

(i)

reduction in rank, grade or seniority;

(ii)

deferment or stoppage of increment;

(iii)

reprimand;

(iv)

caution;

(v)

extra duty,and in lieu of or in addition to any of the aforesaid punishments, may impose a fine not exceeding $100 or forfeiture of not more than one month’s pay, except in the case of absence without leave or good cause when, in addition to any other punishment, forfeiture of pay may be imposed in respect of the period of absence or such lesser period as to the commanding officer may seem fit.

(2)

Where any officer authorised by a commanding officer to conduct disciplinary proceedings finds any subordinate officer guilty of any of the offences specified in subsection (1), he may impose on such subordinate officer any of the punishments which a commanding officer may impose other than that of dismissal or retirement from the Police Force.

(3)

A subordinate officer may appeal against any finding or punishment under this section to the Commissioner within 30 days from the date of such finding or punishment and in every case where an appeal has been lodged any punishment awarded shall be suspended pending the determination of the appeal.

(4)

Where a subordinate officer is ordered to be retired under subsection (1) his service shall, for the purposes of the Pensions Act [Cap. 225], be deemed to have been terminated on the ground referred to in section 8 of that Act.

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