Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Private Security Industry (Conduct) Regulations 2009

Regulation 5

Reporting of incidents by licensed security officer

Amended byS 590/2025 wef 15/09/2025S 590/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 590/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 590/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 590/2025 wef 31/12/2021

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 590/2025 wef 15/09/2025

Where a licensed security officer who patrols or guards any premises becomes aware that any person other than a law enforcement officer is conducting surveillance or has conducted or is about to conduct surveillance of those premises, the licensed security officer must, without undue delay, lodge a police report of that fact.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a licensed security officer is deemed to be aware that a person is conducting surveillance or has conducted or is about to conduct surveillance of any premises if he is informed or learnt of it in a manner and in circumstances that would reasonably be expected to cause any reasonable person to become aware of that fact.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 590/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 590/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 590/2025 wef 31/12/2021S 590/2025 wef 31/12/2021

In this regulation, “law enforcement officer” means —

(a)

a police officer within the meaning of the Police Force Act 2004;

(b)

an officer of customs within the meaning of the Customs Act 1960;

(c)

a CPIB officer within the meaning of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1960;

(d)

an immigration officer appointed under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1959;

(e)

an intelligence officer appointed to such Scheme of Service as the Minister designates;

(f)

a narcotics officer appointed to the Narcotics Service; or

(g)

an officer or a soldier of the Singapore Armed Forces.