Singapore legislation

Clause 27

New section 114A

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 114, the following section:“Protection from personal liability114A.—

(1)

Subject to any other written law, no liability shall lie personally against —

(a)

a police officer;

(b)

a special police officer;

(c)

a forensic specialist;

(d)

a Commercial Affairs Officer; or

(e)

an intelligence officer,(each called an enforcement officer in this section) who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything, in the execution or purported execution of this Act or any other written law.(2) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect section 25.(3) For the purpose of determining whether an enforcement officer mentioned in subsection (1) has acted in good faith and with reasonable care in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the officer, a court has to consider such matters and circumstances as may be prescribed by the Minister in regulations made under this section.”.

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