Division 4 — General provisions
Protection of information
102.—(1)  A person, otherwise than in the performance of his or her duties or in the course of his or her business, must not reveal any information of a private or confidential nature which was acquired by him or her or which came to his or her knowledge in the course of his or her duties —
(a)as an auxiliary police officer; or
(b)in connection with an Auxiliary Police Force, whether or not he or she is an auxiliary police officer.
(2)  A person who contravenes subsection (1) 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.
Powers of investigation for this Part
103.—(1)  The Minister may give such directions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Part, as to the performance of the functions and duties and the exercise of its powers by the Commissioner under this Part, and the Commissioner must give effect to every such direction.
(2)  The Commissioner and any person authorised in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner, for the purposes of the execution of this Act, have the power to do all or any of the following:
(a)to enter, inspect and examine by day or by night the place of business of every employer;
(b)to require the production of records, accounts and documents kept by the employer and to inspect, examine and copy any of them;
(c)to take such photographs and make such inquiry with the employer or any employee of the Auxiliary Police Force as may be necessary to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act are complied with.
(3)  A person who —
(a)refuses the Commissioner or any authorised officer to enter or search, access to any place;
(b)assaults, obstructs, hinders or delays the Commissioner or any authorised officer in effecting any entrance which the Commissioner or the authorised officer is entitled to effect under this Act, or in the execution of any duty imposed or power conferred by this Act;
(c)fails to comply with any lawful demand of the Commissioner or any authorised officer in the execution of his or her duty under this Act; or
(d)refuses or neglects to give any information which may reasonably be required of the person and which he or she has it in his or her power to give,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(4)  For the purposes of Division 1 of this Part, the Commissioner or a person authorised in that behalf by the Commissioner may, by written notice, direct any employer of an Auxiliary Police Force to obtain from any of its shareholders and to transmit to the Commissioner information —
(a)as to whether that shareholder holds any share in the employer of an Auxiliary Police Force as beneficial owner or as trustee; and
(b)if the shareholder holds the share as trustee, to indicate, so far as he or she can, the person for whom he or she holds the share (either by name or by other particulars sufficient to enable that person to be identified) and the nature of his or her interest,
and the employer must comply with that direction within such time as may be specified in the notice.
(5)  The Commissioner may, by written notice, require any shareholder of an employer of an Auxiliary Police Force, or any person who appears from the information provided to the Commissioner under subsection (4) or this subsection to have an interest in any share in such an employer, to inform the Commissioner —
(a)whether the shareholder holds that interest as beneficial owner or as trustee, and if he or she holds the interest as trustee, to indicate, so far as he or she can, the person for whom he or she holds the interest (either by name or by other particulars sufficient to enable that person to be identified) and the nature of his or her interest; or
(b)whether any share or any voting right attached to the share is the subject of an agreement or arrangement described in section 88, and if so, to give particulars of the agreement or arrangement and the parties to it,
and the person must comply with that notice within such time as may be specified in the notice.
(6)  A person who —
(a)fails to comply with a notice under this section; or
(b)in purported compliance of the notice, knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Auxiliary Police Forces Regulations
104.—(1)  The Minister may make regulations to carry out the purposes of this Part.
(2)  Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or with respect to —
(a)the organisation, structure and management of Auxiliary Police Forces;
(b)the schemes of training for auxiliary police officers;
(c)the appointments and promotions of auxiliary police officers;
(d)the discipline and punishment of auxiliary police officers, including a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both for any auxiliary police officer who is convicted of an offence under these regulations;
(e)the uniform and equipment, arms and ammunition to be carried by auxiliary police officers;
(f)the auditing of the conduct of operation, suitability and availability, recruitment and training of an Auxiliary Police Force as may be necessary for preventing abuse or neglect of duty, and for rendering the Auxiliary Police Force efficient in the discharge of their duties and for the carrying out of the objects of this Act;
(g)the establishment and administration of any association established for the welfare of auxiliary police officers and the control of the funds of any such association and the collection of subscriptions from members thereof;
(h)the powers and procedure of a Compensation Board, including the awarding of costs and referring questions of law to the General Division of the High Court;
(i)such other matters as may be necessary and expedient for preventing abuse or neglect of duty, and for rendering the Auxiliary Police Forces efficient in the discharge of their duties and for carrying out the objects of this Act; and
(j)any other matter which by this Part is required or permitted to be prescribed.
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(3)  All Auxiliary Police Forces Regulations made under this section must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
Liability of Government for acts committed by auxiliary police officer
105.—(1)  Any act done or omitted to be done by any auxiliary police officer employed by any statutory body, company or other organisation is deemed to be an act done or omitted to be done in the course of his or her employment with such statutory body, company or other organisation, as the case may be.
(2)  The Government shall not be liable for any act done or omitted to be done by any auxiliary police officer who is not employed by the Government.