Police Force Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Special Constabulary
72. Discharge from Special Constabulary
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[Deleted by Act 21 of 2021 wef 02/09/2022]
A special police officer referred to in section 66(2)(a) or (b) shall be discharged from the Special Constabulary as follows:
special police officer
“special police officer” means a member of the Special Constabulary constituted under Part 8;
from continuous full-time service in the Special Constabulary when —
he has completed the period of full-time service prescribed by the Enlistment Act 1970*;
he is transferred from the Special Constabulary to another force specified by the proper authority in a notice given to him;
he is exempted by notice under section 29 of the Enlistment Act 1970* from his liability to render full-time service in the Special Constabulary and is given the notice; or
he ceases to be a person subject to the Enlistment Act 1970*;
from operationally ready national service in the Special Constabulary when —
he is transferred from the Special Constabulary to another force specified by the proper authority in a notice given to him;
he is exempted by notice under section 29 of the Enlistment Act 1970* from his liability to render operationally ready national service in the Special Constabulary and is given the notice; or
he ceases to be a person subject to the Enlistment Act 1970*.
Any volunteer or volunteer ex‑NSman is entitled, except when mobilised under section 73, to be discharged from the Special Constabulary —
volunteer ex‑NSman
“volunteer ex‑NSman” means a special police officer enrolled under section 68 as a volunteer ex‑NSman;
after giving to the Commissioner —
in the case of a volunteer ex-NSman, at least 3 months’ notice in writing of his intention to resign from the Special Constabulary; or
in any other case, at least 14 days’ notice in writing of his or her intention to resign from the Special Constabulary; and
upon delivering to the Commissioner in good order (fair wear and tear only excepted) any of the following that belongs to the Government, is issued to the volunteer or volunteer ex-NSman and is in his possession:
arms and ammunition;
any other article or property specified in the Police General Orders in section 118 or the Force Orders in section 119.
The Commissioner may, without notice, discharge any special police officer who is a volunteer ex‑NSman; but this does not prevent him from offering his service and being enrolled subsequently as a volunteer under section 68(1).
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police appointed under section 6(1);
Every special police officer must, before leaving the Special Constabulary because of his resignation, dismissal, discharge or otherwise, deliver up in good order (fair wear and tear only excepted) any of the following that belongs to the Government, is issued to the special police officer and is in his possession:
arms and ammunition;
any other article or property specified in the Police General Orders in section 118 or the Force Orders in section 119.
Nothing in this section is deemed to affect or limit any power of dismissal from the Special Constabulary conferred by or under this Act.