Police Force (Exemption) Order 2017

No. S 755

Police Force Act

(CHAPTER 235)

Police Force (Exemption)
Order 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 116 of the Police Force Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order is the Police Force (Exemption) Order 2017 and comes into operation on 1 January 2018.

Definitions

2.  In this Order —

“security transportation” has the same meaning as in regulation 23 of the Private Security Industry (Private Investigation and Security Agencies) Regulations 2009 (G.N. No. S 167/2009);

“specified weapon” means any weapon specified by the Minister under section 22A(1) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap. 184);

“valid security agency’s licence” means a security agency’s licence issued under the Private Security Industry Act (Cap. 250A) that is in force.

Exemption

3.  Section 86(9)(a) of the Act does not apply to any of the following persons:

(a) any person who —

(i) holds a valid security agency’s licence; and

(ii) provides, in the course of that person’s business as a security agency, security transportation in the manner specified in that licence;

(b) any person (being a private investigator, security officer or security service provider licensed under the Private Security Industry Act (Cap. 250A)) who is authorised under section 22A(4) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap. 184) to carry or have in the person’s possession in any public place any truncheon or specified weapon;

(c) any person who is authorised by the Commissioner of Police under section 22A(5) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act to carry or have in the person’s possession or under the person’s control in any public place any truncheon or specified weapon.

Revocation

4.  The Police Force (Exemption) Order 2008 (G.N. No. S 433/2008) is revoked.

Made on 20 December 2017.

LAI CHUNG HAN

Second Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[PS10/4/001; AG/LEGIS/SL/235/2015/8 Vol. 1]