Organised Crime Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Organised Crime Prevention Orders
20. Compliance with orders: authorised monitors
Feedback & supportAn OCPO against a body corporate, partnership, limited liability partnership or unincorporated association may authorise a law enforcement agency to enter into arrangements with —
a specified person; or
any person who falls within a specified description of persons,to perform specified monitoring services or monitoring services of a specified description.
A person with whom the law enforcement agency has entered into arrangements in accordance with such an authorisation is known for the purposes of this section as an authorised monitor.
law enforcement agency
“law enforcement agency” means —(a)the Singapore Police Force;(b)the Central Narcotics Bureau;(c)the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority;(d)the Commercial Affairs Department; or(e)any similar department or office of the Government prescribed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette;
An OCPO which provides for an authorised monitor may, for the purpose of enabling the performance of monitoring services, impose requirements of the type mentioned in section 16(4) as if the references in that provision to a law enforcement officer included references to an authorised monitor.
law enforcement officer
“law enforcement officer” means —(a)a police officer;(b)an officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau;(c)an immigration officer appointed under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1959;(d)a Commercial Affairs Officer appointed under section 64 of the Police Force Act 2004; or(e)any other public officer or class of public officers authorised in writing by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;
A law enforcement agency must inform the subject of an OCPO which provides for an authorised monitor of the name of, and an address for, any person with whom the agency has entered into arrangements in accordance with the authorisation in the OCPO.
Nothing in this section affects the ability of law enforcement agencies to enter into arrangements otherwise than in accordance with an authorisation under this section.
In this section —
“monitoring services” means —
analysing some or all information received in accordance with an OCPO;
reporting to a law enforcement officer as to whether, on the basis of the information and any other information analysed for this purpose, the subject of the OCPO appears to be complying with the OCPO or any part of it; and
any related services;
“specified”, in relation to an OCPO, means specified in the OCPO.