Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Authorised officers
An “authorised officer” means —
(a)
any police officer of or above the rank of sergeant;
(b)
for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act, any public officer whether appointed by name or by office by a competent authority to act on the competent authority’s behalf;
(c)
for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act, any person, or member of a class of persons, performing duties of a public nature, appointed by a competent authority to act on the competent authority’s behalf;
(d)
an officer or soldier of the armed forces; or
(e)
a person who is holding the rank of an officer in the civil defence force.