Police Force Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Auxiliary Police Forces
88. Controls over ownership of employer of Auxiliary Police Force
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If a person becomes, on or after the appointed day, a 5% controller of an employer of an Auxiliary Police Force, the person must, within 7 days after becoming the 5% controller, give written notice to the Commissioner of that fact.
Auxiliary Police Force
“Auxiliary Police Force” means any force created under Part 9;
Except with the prior written approval of the Minister, a person must not —
whether by a series of transactions over a period of time or otherwise, become on or after the appointed day a 25% controller, a 50% controller or an indirect controller of an employer of an Auxiliary Police Force; or
cease on or after the appointed day to be a 50% controller or a 75% controller of an employer of an Auxiliary Police Force.
A person who, immediately before the appointed day, is a 25% controller, a 50% controller or an indirect controller of an employer of an Auxiliary Police Force is deemed to be approved by the Minister under this section to be a 25% controller, a 50% controller or an indirect controller of the employer of the Auxiliary Police Force, as the case may be.
The Minister must not approve an application made by any person under subsection (2)(a) if the Minister is satisfied that —
the person is not a fit and proper person;
having regard to the person’s likely influence, the employer of the Auxiliary Police Force will not or will not continue to conduct its business prudently and in compliance with this Act; or
it is not in the public interest to do so.
The Minister must not approve an application made by any person under subsection (2)(b) if the Minister is satisfied that —
the provision of security activities and other services by the employer of the Auxiliary Police Force of which the applicant is a 50% controller or a 75% controller will not continue to be reliable;
the employer of the Auxiliary Police Force will cease to continue to conduct its business prudently and in compliance with this Act; or
it is not in the public interest to do so.
Any approval or deemed approval under this section may be subject to such conditions as the Minister may determine.
The Minister may at any time add to, vary or revoke any condition imposed under subsection (6).
Any condition imposed under subsection (6), or added to, varied or revoked under subsection (7), has effect despite any written law or anything contained in the memorandum or articles of association, or other constitution, of a company or an organisation.
In this section, “appointed day” means the date of commencement of section 22 of the Police Force (Amendment) Act 2021.
Police Force
“Police Force” means the Singapore Police Force established under the repealed Act and continued by this Act;