Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Private Security Industry (Central Alarm Monitoring Station Operator) Regulations 2009
Regulation 4
Prescribed charges for false alarm
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), where a police officer attends at any premises in response to an alarm that is afterwards discovered to have been a false alarm (referred to in these Regulations as a false alarm) at those premises, a charge of $170 shall be payable.
Subregulation 2
However, subject to paragraph (4), where a false alarm has been raised at the same premises on 2 or more occasions during a period of 12 months, the following charges shall be payable on each occasion where a police officer so attends at those same premises:OccasionCharge payable(a)2nd occasion$220(b)3rd occasion$270(c)4th or subsequent occasion$320.
Subregulation 3
The charge specified in paragraph (1) for attendance at any premises in response to a false alarm shall not be payable if —
the premises are not high‑risk premises; and
the licensing officer issues a cautionary waiver of charge to the prescribed licensed security service provider who made or caused to be made the call requiring a police officer to respond at those premises to the false alarm.
Subregulation 4
The charges specified in paragraph (2) in respect of the second or any subsequent occasion of attendance at the same premises by a police officer in response to a false alarm shall apply —
even if the police officer attending is not the same police officer as on any previous occasion;
even if the false alarm does not emanate from the same security device as on any previous occasion; and
even if a cautionary waiver of charge is issued under paragraph (3)(b) with respect to those premises on the first occasion where a police officer so attends at those same premises.
Subregulation 5
Where, in the case of any premises, a period of 12 months has elapsed during which no police officer has attended at those premises in response to a false alarm, all previous occasions on which a police officer attended at those premises shall be disregarded for the purposes of paragraph (2).
Subregulation 6
Every charge referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) for attendance at any premises in response to a false alarm is payable to the Accountant‑General —
by the prescribed licensed security service provider who made or caused to be made the call requiring a police officer to respond to the false alarm; and
not later than 14 days after the date on which the prescribed licensed security service provider receives a notice under regulation 5.