Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Amendment of Police Force Act 2004
The Police Force Act 2004 (Act 24 of 2004) is amended by repealing section 65 and substituting the following section:“Intelligence officers65.—
An intelligence officer shall be —
deemed to be a police officer for the purposes of any written law and shall have the powers, protection and immunities of a police officer of a rank corresponding to his grade;
entitled to such protection and privilege under section 25 as if he were a police officer; and
deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code (Cap. 224) when carrying out his functions and duties as a police officer.(2) Section 25 shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an intelligence officer as if the references in that section to a police officer were references to an intelligence officer.(3) Apart from this section and section 25, this Act shall not apply to any intelligence officer.(4) In this section, “intelligence officer” means —
a public officer who is appointed to the Intelligence Service; or
a person who is employed by the Internal Security Department,and who is designated by the Minister as an intelligence officer for the purposes of this section.”.