s 97 Mobilisation of auxiliary police officers
97. —(1) The Commissioner may, with the approval of the Minister, mobilise for active service all or any of the members of an Auxiliary Police Force to perform general or special police duties, and such service continues until an order of demobilisation is made by the Commissioner with the approval of the Minister. (2) Every person who is mobilised under this section must assemble at such place and perform such service as the Commissioner or his or her authorised officer directs. (3) Every member of an Auxiliary Police Force, during the period of mobilisation, has the same powers and duties and the same protection and immunities of a police officer. (4) A person mobilised for active service under this section who without reasonable excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him or her, refuses or neglects to perform such service shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. (5) Where a member of an Auxiliary Police Force is mobilised to perform any general or special police duty, the employer of such auxiliary police officer must provide the mobilised officer with the usual uniform, equipment, arms, ammunitions and such other accoutrements which are provided to the officer in his or her usual course of duties to enable the officer to discharge his or her duties effectively. (6) No employer may — ( a ) dismiss a person solely or mainly by reason of any duty or liability which that person is, or may become, liable to perform or discharge by reason of his or her being, or being liable to be, called up for mobilised service under this section; or ( b ) refuse to grant that person leave of absence during his or her period of mobilised service. (7) An employer who contravenes subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable — ( a ) on conviction of an offence under subsection (6)( a ), to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, and the court by which the employer is convicted may order the employer to pay to the dismissed person as compensation a sum not exceeding an amount equal to 3 months’ remuneration at the rate at which remuneration was last payable to the dismissed person by the employer; and ( b ) on conviction of an offence under subsection (6)( b ), to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. —(1) The Commissioner may, with the approval of the Minister, mobilise for active service all or any of the members of an Auxiliary Police Force to perform general or special police duties, and such service continues until an order of demobilisation is made by the Commissioner with the approval of the Minister. (2) Every person who is mobilised under this section must assemble at such place and perform such service as the Commissioner or his or her authorised officer directs. (3) Every member of an Auxiliary Police Force, during the period of mobilisation, has the same powers and duties and the same protection and immunities of a police officer. (4) A person mobilised for active service under this section who without reasonable excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him or her, refuses or neglects to perform such service shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. (5) Where a member of an Auxiliary Police Force is mobilised to perform any general or special police duty, the employer of such auxiliary police officer must provide the mobilised officer with the usual uniform, equipment, arms, ammunitions and such other accoutrements which are provided to the officer in his or her usual course of duties to enable the officer to discharge his or her duties effectively. (6) No employer may — ( a ) dismiss a person solely or mainly by reason of any duty or liability which that person is, or may become, liable to perform or discharge by reason of his or her being, or being liable to be, called up for mobilised service under this section; or ( b ) refuse to grant that person leave of absence during his or her period of mobilised service. (7) An employer who contravenes subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable — ( a ) on conviction of an offence under subsection (6)( a ), to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, and the court by which the employer is convicted may order the employer to pay to the dismissed person as compensation a sum not exceeding an amount equal to 3 months’ remuneration at the rate at which remuneration was last payable to the dismissed person by the employer; and ( b ) on conviction of an offence under subsection (6)( b ), to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.