s 34 Employment of auxiliary police officers as escorts and guards
34.—(1) For the purpose of assisting the Commissioner in the discharge of his or her duties under this Act, the Commissioner may employ any number of auxiliary police officers that he or she considers fit as escorts or guards to ensure the safe custody of the prisoners who are under his or her custody.[1/2014] (2) A prisoner who is delivered into the custody of an auxiliary police officer under this section is deemed to be in lawful custody. (3) Every auxiliary police officer who is employed as an escort or a guard under subsection (1), in the course of carrying out his or her duties as an escort or a guard —(a) has the powers of a prison officer conferred under section 31; and[Act 6 of 2022 wef 02/09/2022] (b) be deemed to be a prison officer for the purposes of sections 69, 72 and 73.[Act 6 of 2022 wef 02/09/2022] (c) [Deleted by Act 6 of 2022 wef 02/09/2022] (4) Every auxiliary police officer employed under subsection (1) is deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871. (5) [Deleted by Act 6 of 2022 wef 01/06/2026][3/2005]