Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
Regulation 13
Rules of auxiliary police association
The rules of any auxiliary police association of an Auxiliary Police Force shall be subject to the approval of the employer of that Auxiliary Police Force and of the Commissioner, and such rules shall provide for —
the election of a committee to transact the business of the association between general meetings; (b)the election of sub-committees for such purpose as the association may consider necessary; (c)the convening of general and extraordinary general meetings of the association; (d)the convening of committee and sub-committee meetings; (e)the notice which shall be given to members as to every kind of meeting; (f)the powers, including the financial powers, of committees and sub-committees; (g)the quorum at any meeting made up of —
in the case of a committee meeting, at least one-half of the number of the members of that committee; and (ii)in the case of a general meeting, at least one-tenth of the total number of the members of the association; (h)minutes of the meetings and other records to be kept in a language approved by the employer and the Commissioner; (i)debates and discussions at all meetings to be conducted in the English language; (j)voting at all meetings to be by a show of hands; (k)the employer, the Commissioner and the Commander of the Auxiliary Police Force concerned to be informed of the names of all auxiliary police officers elected to committees or sub-committees immediately upon their election; (l)moneys to be levied by the association from its members or otherwise only with the consent in writing, given generally or on a specific occasion, by the employer and by the Commissioner; (m)the employer and the Commander of the Auxiliary Police Force concerned to be given notice of all meetings of the association and of its committees and to be provided with copies of the minutes of all such meetings; (n)the employer or the Commissioner to be empowered to summon a general meeting of the association or a committee meeting or a sub-committee meeting by giving in writing 7 days’ notice thereof or such shorter notice as may be provided in the rules of the association; (o)the employer, the Commissioner or the Commander of the Auxiliary Police Force concerned to be empowered, at their discretion, to attend any meeting and to be heard; (p)any rules of the association to be amended as the employer or the Commissioner may direct; and (q)such other matters as may be necessary for the proper working of the association.