PART 2 | NATIONAL POLICE CADET CORPS |
| Division 1 — Organisation |
3.—(1) A student of a school who —| (a) | is 12 years of age or older; | | (b) | is in a secondary one or secondary two class or its equivalent; and | | (c) | fulfils the requirements in section 9 of the Act, |
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(2) An individual who desires to be enrolled as an NPCC cadet under this regulation must —| (a) | make an application to the principal of the individual’s school in such form as the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps may require; | | (b) | submit a written consent of the individual’s parent or lawful guardian to the individual’s enrolment as an NPCC cadet; and | | (c) | make a declaration before the Commandant, Deputy Commandant or Assistant Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps in such form or manner as the Commandant may require. |
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| (3) An individual is enrolled as an NPCC cadet under this regulation for the duration of the period for which the individual is a student of a school, unless the NPCC cadet has been dismissed by the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps in accordance with section 10(2) of the Act or discharged under regulation 6. |
| (4) Where an individual who is enrolled as an NPCC cadet under this regulation ceases to be a student in a school, the individual may apply to the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps in writing for permission to continue to be enrolled as an NPCC cadet until the individual attains 22 years of age. |
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| 4. An NPCC cadet may be transferred at any time by the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps from a school unit to an open unit or from an open unit to a school unit. |
| 5. The Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps may promote an NPCC cadet up to the rank of Station Inspector in accordance with such criteria as may be determined by the Council. |
| Application for discharge from service as NPCC cadet |
6.—(1) The NPCC officer‑in‑charge of an NPCC cadet may approve an application by the NPCC cadet for the cadet’s discharge from the National Police Cadet Corps.| (2) Where an NPCC cadet who applies for a discharge under paragraph (1) is a student of a school, the cadet’s NPCC officer‑in‑charge must obtain the concurrence of the principal of the school that the NPCC cadet is enrolled before approving the application for discharge under paragraph (1). |
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7.—(1) The rank of Cadet Inspector is created by the Council.| (2) Where an NPCC cadet has successfully completed any course of training approved by the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps, the Commandant may promote the NPCC cadet to the rank of Cadet Inspector. |
| (3) The badge of rank of a Cadet Inspector is worn on each shoulder strap with one pip (30 mm from corner to corner) of silver metallic thread 16 mm above a silver metallic strip 6 mm wide running breadthwise across the shoulder strap. |
| (4) The appointment of a Cadet Inspector terminates when the Cadet Inspector is discharged from the National Police Cadet Corps. |
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| Appointment of NPCC officer |
| 8. The Council may make recommendations to the Minister on the appointment and promotion of NPCC officers. |
| Revocation of appointment as NPCC officer |
| 9. The Council may recommend to the Minister that the appointment of an NPCC officer be revoked on the ground of any ill health of the NPCC officer or misconduct by the NPCC officer or for any other reason which appears to the Council to warrant revocation of the appointment. |
| Resignation from appointment as NPCC officer |
10.—(1) An NPCC officer may at any time resign from his or her appointment as an NPCC officer on the ground of age or ill health or for any other reason by a written notice to the Minister.| (2) A notice under paragraph (1) must be forwarded through the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps to the Minister. |
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| Rank structure and badges of ranks |
| 11. The Council must determine the rank structure of the National Police Cadet Corps and the badges of rank to be worn by NPCC officers and NPCC cadets that, insofar as is practicable, must resemble those of the Singapore Police Force. |
| Division 2 — Administration |
12.—(1) The Council must determine the uniform to be worn by all members of the National Police Cadet Corps that, insofar as is practicable, must resemble that of the Singapore Police Force.| (2) A member of the National Police Cadet Corps must be issued such uniforms and equipment free of charge as the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps may direct. |
| (3) All uniforms and equipment issued to a member of the National Police Cadet Corps under paragraph (2) remain the property of the National Police Cadet Corps at all times. |
| (4) A member of the National Police Cadet Corps must not wear his or her uniform except when the member is on duty or undergoing training, or is proceeding to or from the place of duty or training. |
| (5) An individual who ceases to be a member of the National Police Cadet Corps must return all uniforms and equipment issued to the individual under paragraph (2) and must, unless the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps directs otherwise, pay for the cost of any uniform or equipment, or the replacement for any uniform or equipment, that the individual has failed to return. |
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| Selection of persons to attend Probationary Inspectors’ Basic Course |
13.—(1) A Selection Board is established to select individuals to attend a Probationary Inspectors’ Basic Course.| (2) The Selection Board must consist of not less than 3 individuals, all of whom must be appointed by the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps. |
| (3) At least one member of the Selection Board established under paragraph (1) must be a representative from the Ministry of Education. |
| (4) The principal of a school may submit the names of suitable individuals on the teaching staff of the school, who are 19 years of age or older, for selection to attend the Probationary Inspectors’ Basic Course established under paragraph (1). |
| (5) An individual on the teaching staff of a school or otherwise who has been selected under this regulation may attend the Probationary Inspectors’ Basic Course, and upon the successful completion thereof, the Council may recommend to the Minister that the individual be appointed to the rank of Probationary Inspector or Probationary Honorary Inspector under section 7(1) or (2) of the Act, as the case may be. |
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| Training and administration |
14.—(1) The Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps must be assisted in the training and administration of the National Police Cadet Corps by such individuals appointed by the Commissioner of Police and the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education.| (2) The Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps is responsible for drawing up schemes of training for the National Police Cadet Corps. |
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15. The Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps may require the following individuals to submit to a medical examination:| (a) | an individual who is enrolled as an NPCC cadet under regulation 3; | | (b) | an individual who is selected to attend a Probationary Inspectors’ Basic Course under regulation 13; | | (c) | a member of the National Police Cadet Corps who is selected for any scheme of training drawn up under regulation 14. |
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| Appointment of NPCC officer‑in‑charge |
16.—(1) The Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps must, acting upon the recommendation of the principal of the school in which a school unit is located or to which the unit is attached, appoint an NPCC officer‑in‑charge of that unit.| (2) The appointment of an NPCC officer‑in‑charge of an open unit is made by the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps. |
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| Duties of NPCC officer‑in‑charge |
17.—(1) An NPCC officer‑in‑charge is responsible to the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps for the discipline, training and welfare of the unit.(2) An NPCC officer‑in‑charge must —| (a) | keep a register showing the names and number of the NPCC officers and NPCC cadets in the unit; | | (b) | keep records of the attendance of those NPCC officers and NPCC cadets at parades; | | (c) | keep proper custody and records of all uniforms, accoutrements, stores, equipment and arms issued to the unit; | | (d) | ensure that training is carried out in accordance with such training syllabi as the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps may prepare, and that all other activities the Commandant may, from time to time, organise are carried out; and | | (e) | keep the members of the National Police Cadet Corps informed of all rules, regulations, orders and instructions relating to the National Police Cadet Corps. |
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18.—(1) A membership certificate must be issued to a member of the National Police Cadet Corps when the member completes his or her term of service in the National Police Cadet Corps.(2) A membership certificate must not be issued under paragraph (1) to any member of the National Police Cadet Corps who is dismissed or whose services are terminated on account of any misconduct or for any other reason which, in the opinion of the following renders such termination desirable:| (a) | the Council, if the member is an NPCC officer; | | (b) | the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps, if the member is an NPCC Cadet. |
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| Summary proceedings against NPCC cadets |
| 19. Where an NPCC cadet in a unit is to be dealt with under section 11 of the Act for any misconduct, act or omission, a report in writing stating the particulars of the alleged misconduct, act or omission, and the witnesses to the alleged misconduct, act or omission must be made by the NPCC officer in immediate command of the NPCC cadet to the cadet’s NPCC officer‑in‑charge. |
| Disciplinary action against NPCC cadets |
| 20. Where an NPCC officer‑in‑charge has made a complaint against an NPCC cadet in that unit for any disciplinary proceedings against the NPCC cadet for any misconduct, act or omission, the NPCC officer‑in‑charge, in cases not dealt with under section 11 of the Act, must not deal with the NPCC cadet, but must report the NPCC cadet to the Commandant of the National Police Cadets Corps, who may deal with the NPCC cadet in accordance with regulation 21. |
| Commencement of investigation |
21.—(1) On receiving a report made pursuant to regulation 20, the NPCC officer‑in‑charge or the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps, as the case may be, must, as soon as practicable, investigate into the alleged misconduct, act or omission.| (2) Before the NPCC officer‑in‑charge or the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps investigates into any misconduct, act or omission under paragraph (1), the NPCC officer‑in‑charge or the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps must explain to the NPCC cadet whose misconduct, act or omission is being investigated into, the allegations made against the NPCC cadet as stated in the report. |
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22. An investigation under regulation 21(1) —| (a) | must be conducted in an informal manner in the presence of the NPCC cadet whose misconduct, act or omission is investigated into; and | | (b) | must give the NPCC cadet an opportunity —| (i) | to answer all allegations made against him or her; | | (ii) | to call persons who can give evidence in support of his or her answers; and | | (iii) | to cross‑examine every witness and person making the allegations. |
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23.—(1) An NPCC officer‑in‑charge must, as soon as practicable, report to the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps in such form as the Commandant may direct, any incident resulting in any injury to or the death of a member of the National Police Cadet Corps in the unit if the injury or death arose out of or in the course of that member’s training or duty.| (2) Where a report under paragraph (1) is made on an incident involving an NPCC cadet who is a student of a school, a copy of the report must be submitted to the principal of that school. |
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