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Police Force Act 2004

(Act 24 of 2004)

Police Force (Transitional Provisions for Service Offences) Regulations 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 122(10) of the Police Force Act 2004, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Police Force (Transitional Provisions for Service Offences) Regulations 2005 and shall come into operation on 25th May 2005.

Service offences committed before 12th October 2004

2. Where —

(a)

before 12th October 2004 —

(i)	a police officer below the rank of inspector has committed any offence under section 27 of the repealed Act in force immediately before that date;
(ii)	a special police officer below the rank of assistant superintendent has committed any offence which is punishable under regulation 69 or 70 of the revoked Police Regulations (Rg 1, 1990 Ed.) in force immediately before that date; or
(iii)	a special police officer of the rank of assistant superintendent or above has committed any misconduct referred to in regulation 63 of the revoked Police Regulations in force immediately before that date; and

(b)

on that date, disciplinary proceedings under the repealed Act or any regulations made thereunder have not yet been instituted against him for such offence or misconduct, as the case may be,

disciplinary proceedings may, within a period of 3 years from 12th October 2004, be instituted against that officer in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Act or any regulations made thereunder, as the case may be, as if the Police Force Act 2004 has not been enacted.

Made this 20th day of May 2005.

TAN GUONG CHING

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/036; AG/LEG/SL/235/2005/1 Vol. 1]