s 92 Appointment of auxiliary police officers
92. —(1) A person must not be employed as an auxiliary police officer in an Auxiliary Police Force without the prior written approval of the Commissioner or any police officer authorised by the Commissioner. (2) The Commissioner may appoint as auxiliary police officers one or more suitable persons who are — ( a ) public officers; or ( b ) employees of any statutory body, company or other organisation within Singapore, after any consultation with their employer that the Commissioner considers necessary, in work of a nature which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, renders the conferment of the powers of a police officer necessary or desirable. (3) Every person appointed under subsection (2) must carry a warrant card issued by the Commissioner. (4) The powers, privileges and immunities of a police officer may be conferred on an auxiliary police officer appointed under subsection (1) or (2) in such manner and subject to such limitations as may be specified by the Commissioner either in the warrant card or in such other form as the Commissioner may determine. (5) Every auxiliary police officer who exercises any police power conferred under this Act in the performance of his or her duties or who carries out any duties of a police officer prescribed in this Act is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871. (6) Every auxiliary police officer must on appointment take before a senior police officer an oath of office and an oath of allegiance prescribed by the Oaths and Declarations Act 2000 in such manner as may be prescribed in the Auxiliary Police Forces Regulations. (6A) To avoid doubt, where an oath is required to be taken under subsection (6), an auxiliary police officer may take the oath by appearing before a senior police officer through a live video link or live television link created using a remote communication technology that allows the senior police officer to — ( a ) maintain visual contact and communicate with the auxiliary police officer, and any interpreter present, throughout the process; ( b ) confirm the identity of the auxiliary police officer and any interpreter present; and ( c ) if the oath is to be subscribed, verify by inspection the oath to be subscribed. [Act 25 of 2023 wef 01/12/2023] (7) Every auxiliary police officer must comply with every relevant directive issued under section 89(3), and failure to do so is a disciplinary offence. —(1) A person must not be employed as an auxiliary police officer in an Auxiliary Police Force without the prior written approval of the Commissioner or any police officer authorised by the Commissioner. (2) The Commissioner may appoint as auxiliary police officers one or more suitable persons who are — ( a ) public officers; or ( b ) employees of any statutory body, company or other organisation within Singapore, after any consultation with their employer that the Commissioner considers necessary, in work of a nature which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, renders the conferment of the powers of a police officer necessary or desirable. (3) Every person appointed under subsection (2) must carry a warrant card issued by the Commissioner. (4) The powers, privileges and immunities of a police officer may be conferred on an auxiliary police officer appointed under subsection (1) or (2) in such manner and subject to such limitations as may be specified by the Commissioner either in the warrant card or in such other form as the Commissioner may determine. (5) Every auxiliary police officer who exercises any police power conferred under this Act in the performance of his or her duties or who carries out any duties of a police officer prescribed in this Act is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871. (6) Every auxiliary police officer must on appointment take before a senior police officer an oath of office and an oath of allegiance prescribed by the Oaths and Declarations Act 2000 in such manner as may be prescribed in the Auxiliary Police Forces Regulations. (6A) To avoid doubt, where an oath is required to be taken under subsection (6), an auxiliary police officer may take the oath by appearing before a senior police officer through a live video link or live television link created using a remote communication technology that allows the senior police officer to — ( a ) maintain visual contact and communicate with the auxiliary police officer, and any interpreter present, throughout the process; ( b ) confirm the identity of the auxiliary police officer and any interpreter present; and ( c ) if the oath is to be subscribed, verify by inspection the oath to be subscribed. [Act 25 of 2023 wef 01/12/2023] (7) Every auxiliary police officer must comply with every relevant directive issued under section 89(3), and failure to do so is a disciplinary offence.