Appointment of cybersecurity technical experts
22.—(1)  The Commissioner may in writing appoint any of the following as a cybersecurity technical expert for a specified period to assist any incident response officer in the course of an investigation under section 19 or 20:
(a)a public officer or an employee of a statutory body;
(b)an individual (who is not a public officer or an employee of a statutory body) with suitable qualifications or experience to properly perform the role of a cybersecurity technical expert;
(c)a full-time national serviceman enlisted in any force constituted under the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 or in the Special Constabulary constituted under section 66 of the Police Force Act 2004.
(2)  The role of a cybersecurity technical expert is to provide such advice of a technical nature, as the incident response officer may require in the course of an investigation under section 19 or 20.
(3)  The Commissioner may, for any reason that appears to the Commissioner to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment as a cybersecurity technical expert.
(4)  The Commissioner must issue to each cybersecurity technical expert an identification card, which must be carried at all times by the cybersecurity technical expert when performing the role of a cybersecurity technical expert.
(5)  A cybersecurity technical expert whose appointment as such ceases must return any identification card issued to the cybersecurity technical expert under subsection (4) to the Commissioner.