Singapore legislation
Regulation 21
Regulation 21
Disciplinary offences and punishment
Subregulation 1
The following are disciplinary 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 these Regulations, the Auxiliary Police Force Directives, the Auxiliary Police 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)any act of plunder or wanton destruction of property; (m)engaging in any other employment or any trade or business, or providing any service under a contract for services, unless either of the following applies:
the auxiliary police officer (A) satisfies the requirements mentioned in paragraph (1A);
if A does not satisfy the requirements mentioned in paragraph (1A), the Commissioner gives A permission to do so;
revealing any information of a private or confidential nature which was acquired by him or which came to his knowledge in the course of his duties, otherwise than in the performance of his duties.
Subregulation 1A
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(m)(i), the requirements are the following:
A satisfies the employer of the Auxiliary Police Force of which A is a member that A’s engagement in the other employment or the trade or business, or provision of the service under a contract for services (as the case may be), would not result in a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest with A’s duty as an auxiliary police officer;
A obtains the prior approval of the employer to engage in the other employment or the trade or business, or provide the service under a contract for services, as the case may be;
the prior approval of the employer has not been cancelled in accordance with paragraph (1B) or otherwise revoked by the employer;
despite the prior approval of the employer, A refrains from engaging in the other employment or the trade or business, or providing the service under a contract for services (as the case may be), if so engaging or providing would result in a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest with A’s duty as an auxiliary police officer.
Subregulation 1B
If the Commissioner is of the opinion that A’s engagement in the other employment or the trade or business, or provision of the service under a contract for services (as the case may be), is prejudicial to the interests, good order or discipline of the Auxiliary Police Force —
the Commissioner may give written notice to the employer and A of that opinion; and
the employer’s approval given to A to engage in the other employment or trade or business, or to provide that service under a contract for services, is deemed to be cancelled on a date (not earlier than the date that the notice is given to A) specified in the notice.
Subregulation 1C
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(m), the employer’s approval under paragraph (1A)(b) or the Commissioner’s permission under paragraph (1)(m)(ii) must state the following particulars and is not effective in relation to any such particular that is not stated in the approval or permission, as the case may be:
in relation to any employment — the name of the employer and the description of the employment;
in relation to any trade or business — the description of the trade or business;
in relation to any service under a contract for services — the description of the service to be provided and the person to whom the service is to be provided.
Subregulation 1D
For the purposes of paragraph (1A)(a) and (d), A’s engagement in any activity specified in Part 1 of the Schedule is deemed to result in a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest with A’s duty as an auxiliary police officer.
Subregulation 1E
To avoid doubt, paragraph (1D) does not limit the activities A’s engagement in which would result in a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest with A’s duty as an auxiliary police officer.
Subregulation 2
If an employer of an Auxiliary Police Force is satisfied that an auxiliary police officer in that Force is guilty of any of the disciplinary offences in paragraph (1), the employer, after considering the recommendations of the disciplinary officer under regulation 22 in respect of the appropriate punishment for that auxiliary police officer, may dismiss the auxiliary police officer or impose one or more of the following punishments on him: (a)reduction in rank, grade or seniority; (b)deferment or stoppage of increment; (c)reprimand; (d)caution; (e)extra duty; (f)restriction of leave or privileges or both; (g)a financial penalty not exceeding $200 or forfeiture of not more than one month’s pay, except in the case of absence without leave or good cause; (h)in the case of absence without leave or good cause, in addition to any other punishment, forfeit his pay in respect of the period of absence or such lesser period as the employer may think fit.