Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Protection Against Family Violence
65A. Provisions relating to enforcement officers
Last amended by an amending law of 2023.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Director‑General must issue to each enforcement officer an identification card.
Director‑General
“Director‑General”, except in Part 7, means the Director‑General of Social Welfare and includes any person who is authorised by the Director‑General to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director‑General under this Act;
When a person ceases to be an enforcement officer, he or she must return to the Director‑General the identification card issued to him or her under subsection (1).
If asked to do so, an enforcement officer must produce his or her identification card for inspection before exercising a function under this Part.
An enforcement officer may carry or have in his or her possession or under his or her control any truncheon, handcuffs or other similar means of restraint for the purposes of exercising his or her functions under this Part.
To avoid doubt, this section applies to and in relation to a person authorised to exercise the functions of an enforcement officer under section 65(4)(b).
Terms defined in s 2
Director‑General
Defined · s 2“Director‑General”, except in Part 7, means the Director‑General of Social Welfare and includes any person who is authorised by the Director‑General to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director‑General under this Act;
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