Singapore legislation
Regulation 23
of Singapore Polytechnic (Staff Discipline) Regulations 2026
Regulation 23
Interdiction
Subregulation 1
Where —
criminal proceedings have commenced against an employee; or
a committee of inquiry has been appointed under regulation 8(4) to inquire into any complaint or information against an employee,the Principal may, after consulting the Staff Disciplinary Committee, immediately interdict the employee from the exercise of the powers and functions of the employee’s office.
Subregulation 2
The Principal must not interdict an employee under paragraph (1) unless the Principal considers that in the interests of the Polytechnic or its students, the employee must cease to perform his or her duties immediately.
Subregulation 3
Where an employee has been interdicted, the Principal may —
allow the employee to receive any portion of the emoluments of his or her office for any period during the interdiction that the Principal thinks fit; or
order the withholding of the employee’s emoluments.
Subregulation 4
If the disciplinary proceedings against an employee do not result in the dismissal of the employee or any other penalty, the employee is entitled to the full amount of the emoluments which he or she would have received had he or she not been interdicted, and any emoluments of an employee withheld under paragraph (3) must be paid to the employee.
Subregulation 5
If the disciplinary proceedings against an employee result in a penalty other than dismissal, the employee may be refunded any portion of the emoluments withheld under paragraph (3) that the Principal thinks fit.