Division 1 Duties of police officers
Division 2 Discipline of police officers
Division 3 Service offences
Division 1 Organisation and duties of Special Constabulary
Division 2 Discipline in Special Constabulary
Division 3 Special provision for volunteers
Division 4 Special provisions for national servicemen
Division 1 Creation and regulation of Auxiliary Police Forces
Division 2 Auxiliary police officers
Division 3 Mobilisation of Auxiliary Police Forces
Division 4 General provisions
| Division 3 — Service offences |
| Desertion |
| Connivance at desertion |
35. Any person who —
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| Absence without leave |
| 36.—(1) Any police officer who is absent without leave shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both, and to any other punishment authorised by this Act, and all arrears of emoluments due to him shall be forfeited. [Act 10 of 2015 wef 01/06/2015]
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| Threatening or insulting another officer of senior or equal rank |
37. Any police officer who threatens or insults another police officer of senior or equal rank when —
[Police Force 1985 Ed., s. 31] |
| Attempt to commit service offence |
38.—(1) Any person who, with intent to commit any service offence, by act or omission behaves in a manner that is, or that he believes to be, a substantial step towards the commission of the service offence shall be deemed, for the purpose of this section, to have attempted to commit the service offence.
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| Aiding, etc., commission of service offence |
39. Any person who intentionally or recklessly —
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| Disciplinary offences |
40.—(1) The service offences specified in the Schedule are disciplinary offences.
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| Disciplinary Appeal Committees |
40A.—(1) There are to be one or more Disciplinary Appeal Committees to hear appeals under section 40(6) by a police officer below the rank of inspector.
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| Prosecutions for disciplinary offences |
41.—(1) A police officer below the rank of inspector accused of any of the disciplinary offences may, instead of being dealt with under section 40, be prosecuted in court.
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| Reduction or dismissal, etc., after conviction |
42.—(1) Any police officer below the rank of inspector who is convicted —
[Act 10 of 2015 wef 01/06/2015]
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| Reduction to constable before dismissal |
| 43. Any police officer below the rank of inspector dismissed from the Police Force shall be reduced to the rank of constable before dismissal. [Police Force 1985 Ed., s. 33] |