Penalties
5.—(1)  The Commissioner may upon a consideration of the written explanation of the officer or the results of such investigation, if any, if he is of the opinion that the prison officer has committed an offence, impose one of the following penalties:
(a)a reprimand;
(b)stoppage of increment of up to 2 years; or
(c)a fine not exceeding an amount equal to the total annual increments the officer would, if not for this direction, receive in a period of 2 years, except that in the case of an officer who has attained or will, within 2 years, attain the maximum of his current salary range, the last annual increment provided in that officer’s salary range shall be reckoned to determine the maximum amount of fine.
[S 498/2003 wef 01/11/2003]
[S 688/2017 wef 01/12/2017]
[S 688/2017 wef 01/12/2017]
(2)  The Commissioner may, either in addition to or in lieu of the above penalties, issue the prison officer with a written warning.
[S 688/2017 wef 01/12/2017]