Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2A · Community Relations Officers
13H. Authorisation of community relations officers and auxiliary community relations officers to exercise powers
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The Director-General must issue each community relations officer and auxiliary community relations officer a written authorisation specifying each power mentioned in section 13I, 13J, 13L or 13M that the community relations officer or auxiliary community relations officer (as the case may be) may exercise subject to the prescribed limitations.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Community Relations appointed under section 13B;
A community relations officer or an auxiliary community relations officer (as the case may be) who is authorised to exercise any power under section 13I, 13J, 13L or 13M may only exercise the power —
community relations officer
“community relations officer” means a community relations officer appointed under section 13C;
to the extent authorised by the Director-General under this section and subject to the prescribed limitations; and
in any case where an individual is suspected of an act or omission which causes unreasonable interference with his or her neighbour’s enjoyment or use of the place of residence that the neighbour resides in.
The Director-General’s authorisation under subsection (1) for a community relations officer or an auxiliary community relations officer (as the case may be) may also do all or any of the following:
auxiliary community relations officer
“auxiliary community relations officer” means an auxiliary community relations officer appointed under section 13D;
limit the powers in section 13I, 13J, 13L or 13M that the community relations officer or auxiliary community relations officer (as the case may be) may exercise;
limit when the community relations officer or auxiliary community relations officer (as the case may be) may exercise those powers;
limit the geographical area or location in Singapore in which the community relations officer or auxiliary community relations officer (as the case may be) may exercise those powers;
limit the categories or types of unreasonable interference in relation to which those powers may be exercised by the community relations officer or auxiliary community relations officer, as the case may be;
limit the circumstances in which the community relations officer or auxiliary community relations officer (as the case may be) may exercise those powers.
A community relations officer or an auxiliary community relations officer who is authorised under subsection (1) to exercise any power under section 13I, 13J, 13L or 13M (as the case may be) must obey all lawful directions (general or specific) of the Director-General when exercising that power.
Nothing in section 13I, 13J, 13L or 13M and this section limits the Director-General of Public Health’s powers under Part 5 of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987 or a Magistrate Court’s powers under section 15 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906.
court
“court” means a court of competent jurisdiction and includes a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;