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Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Prevention of Offences
58. When unlawful assembly may be dispersed by use of civil force
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If any such assembly does not disperse as commanded, or shows a determination not to disperse, any police officer may disperse the assembly by force and, if necessary, arrest and confine the participants, and may require any male civilian to help.
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“police officer” has the meaning given by the Police Force Act 2004;
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In this section, “civilian” means any person who is not a regular serviceman, full-time national serviceman or operationally ready national serviceman who has reported for service in the Singapore Armed Forces.