s 2 Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“cadet” means an individual enrolled under section 9 in the National Police Cadet Corps or the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps; “Commandant” means —(a) in relation to the National Police Cadet Corps, the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps appointed under section 6(1)(a); and (b) in relation to the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps, the Commandant of the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps appointed under section 6(1)(b); “Commissioner of Civil Defence” includes an individual who is for the time being exercising the powers of the Commissioner of Civil Defence; “Commissioner of Police” includes an individual who is for the time being exercising the powers of the Commissioner of Police; “general or routine order” means a general or routine order made, or deemed made, under section 16; “Home Team Corps” means the National Police Cadet Corps and the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps established under section 3; “Home Team Corps Council” means the Home Team Corps Council established under section 5; “member” means an officer of, or a cadet enrolled in, the National Police Cadet Corps or the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (as the case may be), and includes an individual undergoing an officer cadet course; “National Civil Defence Cadet Corps” means the corps established under section 3(b); “National Police Cadet Corps” means the corps established under section 3(a); “officer”, for the National Police Cadet Corps or the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps, means an individual appointed as an officer, an honorary officer or an honorary instructor under section 7(1), (2) or (3), respectively, of that Corps; “officer‑in‑charge” means an officer for the time being commanding a unit of the National Police Cadet Corps or the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps, as the case may be; “permanent resident” means a permanent resident of Singapore as defined by section 2 of the Immigration Act 1959;[Act 31 of 2023 wef 01/12/2025] “school” means a school to which the Education Act 1957 applies; “Singapore Civil Defence Force” means the Singapore Civil Defence Force established under the Civil Defence Act 1986; “Singapore Police Force” means the Singapore Police Force established under the Police Force Act 2004.