Road Traffic (Authorisation of Security Officers) Rules 2015

No. S 176

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Authorisation of Security Officers) Rules 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Authorisation of Security Officers) Rules 2015 and come into operation on 1 April 2015.

Definitions

2.  In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“approved contractor” means a person who is approved by the Authority under regulation 4 of the Street Works (Works on Public Streets) Regulations (Cap. 320A, Rg 2) to carry out any road works on a public road;

“authorised security officer” means a security officer authorised by the Authority under section 142B(1) of the Act to regulate traffic on a public road undergoing road works;

“road works” means any construction work or work of repair which is required or in progress on, over or under a public road;

“security agency” means a security agency which holds a valid security agency’s licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act (Cap. 250A).

Application for authorisation

3.—(1)  An application for a security officer to be authorised by the Authority under section 142B(1) of the Act to regulate traffic on a public road undergoing road works must be made on behalf of that security officer by a security agency —

(a) that is the employer of that security officer; and

(b) that is appointed by the approved contractor for those road works.

(2)  An application referred to in paragraph (1) must —

(a) be submitted to the Authority at least 5 working days before the date on which the security officer in the application is to start regulating traffic on the public road;

(b) be accompanied by —

(i) such particulars, information and documents as the Authority may require; and

(ii) a fee of $80; and

(c) contain a declaration by the security agency making the application for the security officer that that security officer has successfully completed the training course on the regulation of traffic on a public road and obtained the necessary certification.

Authorisation of security officers by Authority

4.  In authorising a security officer under section 142B(1) of the Act, the Authority may specify the nature of traffic regulation duty to be carried out by that authorised security officer.

Revocation of authorisation

5.—(1)  The Authority may revoke the authorisation given to any authorised security officer to regulate traffic on a public road if, based on any circumstances of which it is aware, it is satisfied that —

(a) the authorised security officer is unable to carry out traffic regulation duty safely; or

(b) the authorised security officer has not successfully completed the training course on the regulation of traffic on a public road or obtained the necessary certification; or

(c) the authorised security officer is no longer employed by the security agency which made the application under rule 3.

(2)  Before revoking the authorisation in respect of any security officer, the Authority must give notice of the intention to revoke to —

(a) the security officer; and

(b) the security agency which made the application under rule 3 in respect of the security officer.

Made on 17 March 2015.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/LEGL/L18.029.002/WL/TS; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/78 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).