Administration of Act
s 37
37. It is the function of the Authority to administer and enforce this Act.
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Authorised officers
s 38
38.—(1) The Authority may, in relation to any provision of this Act, appoint as authorised officers for the purposes of that provision from among its employees and individuals performing duties in the Authority who are suitably trained to be authorised officers. (2) The Authority may, for any reason that appears to it to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment as an authorised officer. (3) The Authority may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon it by any provision of this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer, subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Authority may specify; and any reference in the provision of this Act to the Authority includes a reference to such an authorised officer. (4) Any delegation under subsection (3) may be general or in a particular case and may be subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Authority may specify.
Public path wardens
s 39
39.—(1) The Authority may, in relation to any provision of this Act, appoint —(a) any auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act 2004; or (b) any employee of a public authority (but not a Town Council), with the suitable training to properly exercise the powers of a public path warden to be a public path warden for the purposes of that provision. (2) The Authority may, for any reason that appears to it to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment as a public path warden. (3) An individual mentioned in subsection (1) who is appointed as a public path warden does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an employee or agent of the Authority.
Volunteer public path wardens
s 40
40.—(1) The Authority may, by notice, appoint an individual of at least 18 years of age —(a) who is not an individual mentioned in section 38 or 39; and (b) who has the suitable training to properly exercise the powers of a public path warden, to be a volunteer public path warden for the purposes of that provision. (2) The Authority may, for any reason that appears to it to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment as a volunteer public path warden. (3) An individual who is appointed as a volunteer public path warden under subsection (1) does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an employee or agent of the Authority.
Powers of public path wardens and volunteer public path wardens, etc.
s 41
41.—(1) The Authority must issue to every public path warden and volunteer public path warden a written authorisation specifying such power as is specified in subsection (2) or (3) that the public path warden and volunteer public path warden, respectively, may exercise.[38/2018] (2) The powers that a public path warden may be authorised under this section to exercise are all or any of the following:(a) to ask an individual suspected of committing an offence under Part 3, 3A or 3B to state the individual’s name and residential address;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026] (b) to advise the individual to stop engaging in conduct that is an offence under Part 3, 3A or 3B;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026] (c) to photograph or film, or otherwise record the place where, or in respect of which, an offence under Part 3, 3A or 3B was committed or is reasonably suspected to have been committed, and any individual or vehicle in that place; [Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026] (d) to take statements —(i) from an individual mentioned in paragraph (a) or (c); and (ii) from any complainant against the individual mentioned in paragraph (a), and to require such an individual to make and sign a declaration of the truth of the statement made by the individual; (e) to exercise powers expressly conferred on a public path warden under this Act.[38/2018] (3) The powers that a volunteer public path warden may be authorised under this section to exercise are all or any of the following:(a) to ask an individual suspected of committing an offence under Part 3 to state the individual’s name and residential address; (b) to advise the individual to stop engaging in conduct that is an offence under Part 3; (c) to photograph or film, or otherwise record the place where, or in respect of which, an offence under Part 3 was committed or is reasonably suspected to have been committed, and any individual or vehicle in that place; (d) to exercise powers expressly conferred on a volunteer public path warden under this Act. (4) Subject to section 11A of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995, the powers that an outsourced enforcement officer may exercise under this Act are all or any of the following:(a) to ask an individual suspected of committing an offence under Part 3, 3A or 3B to state the individual’s name and residential address;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026] (b) to advise the individual to stop engaging in conduct that is an offence under Part 3, 3A or 3B;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026] (c) to photograph or film, or otherwise record the place where, or in respect of which, an offence under Part 3, 3A or 3B was committed or is reasonably suspected to have been committed, and any individual or vehicle in that place;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026] (d) to exercise powers expressly conferred on an outsourced enforcement officer under this Act.[38/2018] (5) However, to avoid doubt, the Authority cannot authorise under subsection (1) a volunteer public path warden to arrest any individual. (6) The written authorisation under subsection (1) for a public path warden or volunteer public path warden may also do all or any of the following:(a) limit the powers in subsection (2) or (3) that the public path warden or the volunteer public path warden (as the case may be) may exercise; (b) limit where in Singapore the public path warden or volunteer public path warden may exercise his or her powers in subsection (2) or (3) (as the case may be) or any of them; (c) limit when the public path warden or volunteer public path warden may exercise his or her powers in subsection (2) or (3) (as the case may be) or any of them; (d) limit the circumstances in which the public path warden or volunteer public path warden may exercise his or her powers in subsection (2) or (3) (as the case may be) or any of them. (7) The powers that a public path warden or a volunteer public path warden may be authorised under this Act to exercise may be exercised only to the extent authorised by the Authority under this section.
Identification cards and equipment
s 42
42.—(1) The Authority must issue to each authorised officer, public path warden and volunteer public path warden an identification card. (2) Every authorised officer, public path warden and volunteer public path warden whose appointment as such ceases must return to the Authority any identification card issued to him or her under subsection (1). (3) An authorised officer, a public path warden and a volunteer public path warden must produce his or her identification card for inspection —(a) before exercising a power under this Act; and (b) at any time during the exercise of a power under this Act, if asked to do so. (4) Every authorised officer, public path warden and volunteer public path warden is to be issued with such equipment, or such description of equipment, as the Authority may determine to be necessary for the effectual discharge of the duties of an authorised officer or a public path warden or volunteer public path warden, as the case may be.
Public servants
s 43
43. A public path warden and a volunteer public path warden who, in the course of his or her duty as a public path warden or volunteer public path warden (as the case may be) exercises any power in section 41(2) and (3), respectively, in accordance with the written authorisation of the Authority under section 41(1) is taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871 when exercising such power.
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