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s 47 Appointment of auxiliary police officers
(1) The Inspector General may, with the concurrence of the Minister, appoint or promote any person to serve in the Auxiliary Police as a senior auxiliary police officer with the honorary rank of Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent or Inspector, and may prescribe the area in which he shall serve.
(2) A Commanding Officer or any police officer authorized by him in that behalf, may, with or without written engagement, appoint or promote any person to serve in the Auxiliary Police as a junior auxiliary police officer with the honorary rank of sub-inspector, sergeant-major, sergeant or corporal or as an auxiliary police constable, and may prescribe the area in which he shall serve.
(3) For the purpose of this Part the expression “auxiliary police officer” means any member of the Auxiliary Police.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pelantikan pegawai polis bantuan
(1) Ketua Polis Negara, dengan persetujuan Menteri, boleh melantik atau menaikkan pangkat mana-mana orang untuk berkhidmat dalam Polis Bantuan sebagai pegawai kanan polis bantuan dengan pangkat kehormat Penguasa, Timbalan Penguasa, Penolong Penguasa atau Inspektor, dan boleh menetapkan kawasan di mana pegawai itu akan berkhidmat.
(2) Seorang Pegawai Memerintah atau mana-mana pegawai polis yang diberi kuasa olehnya bagi maksud itu, dengan atau tanpa perjanjian bertulis, boleh melantik atau menaikkan pangkat mana-mana orang untuk berkhidmat dalam Polis Bantuan sebagai pegawai rendah polis bantuan dengan pangkat kehormat sub-inspektor, sarjan mejar, sarjan atau koperal atau sebagai seorang konstabel polis bantuan dan boleh menetapkan kawasan di mana pegawai itu akan berkhidmat.
(3) Bagi maksud Bahagian ini, ungkapan “pegawai polis bantuan” ertinya mana-mana anggota Polis Bantuan.
Text as at 1 June 2016 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
