§ 285 — Outsourced enforcement officers

285.—(1) The Agency may appoint an individual who —(a)

is at least 18 years of age;

(b)

is not an SFA officer;

(c)

is not a public officer or officer of a public authority; and

(d)

has suitable qualifications or experience,

to be an outsourced enforcement officer to assist the Director‑General, Food Security or the Agency in the administration of any provision of this Act in any particular area in Singapore, except any provision in Part 9 and any Part 9 Regulations or in Part 10 if involving any Part 9 Regulations.

(2) The Agency may, for any reason that appears to the Agency to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment under subsection (1) as an outsourced enforcement officer.

(3) The Agency must issue to each outsourced enforcement officer an identification card (in physical or digital form) which must be carried at all times by the outsourced enforcement officer when exercising powers under any provision of this Act.

(4) An outsourced enforcement officer whose appointment as such ceases must return without delay to the Agency any identification card issued to him or her under subsection (3).

(5) A former outsourced enforcement officer who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

(6) In the case of an identification card issued in a digital form, a former outsourced enforcement officer is taken to comply with subsection (4) only after he or she removes the digital identification card from each mobile communication device or other electronic device in his or her possession on which the digital identification card is capable of being displayed.

(7) An outsourced enforcement officer is not an employee of the Agency.

(8) An individual who is appointed as an outsourced enforcement officer under subsection (1) does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an agent of the Agency.

—(1) The Agency may appoint an individual who —(a)

is at least 18 years of age;

(b)

is not an SFA officer;

(c)

is not a public officer or officer of a public authority; and

(d)

has suitable qualifications or experience,

to be an outsourced enforcement officer to assist the Director‑General, Food Security or the Agency in the administration of any provision of this Act in any particular area in Singapore, except any provision in Part 9 and any Part 9 Regulations or in Part 10 if involving any Part 9 Regulations.

(2) The Agency may, for any reason that appears to the Agency to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment under subsection (1) as an outsourced enforcement officer.

(3) The Agency must issue to each outsourced enforcement officer an identification card (in physical or digital form) which must be carried at all times by the outsourced enforcement officer when exercising powers under any provision of this Act.

(4) An outsourced enforcement officer whose appointment as such ceases must return without delay to the Agency any identification card issued to him or her under subsection (3).

(5) A former outsourced enforcement officer who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

(6) In the case of an identification card issued in a digital form, a former outsourced enforcement officer is taken to comply with subsection (4) only after he or she removes the digital identification card from each mobile communication device or other electronic device in his or her possession on which the digital identification card is capable of being displayed.

(7) An outsourced enforcement officer is not an employee of the Agency.

(8) An individual who is appointed as an outsourced enforcement officer under subsection (1) does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an agent of the Agency.