Section 9
Watch constables
A Commissioner or Chief Police Officer may, with the approval of the Inspector General, on the application of any person
(hereinafter in this section referred to as “the applicant”) for a constable to be employed on special duties, engage any suitable person as a watch constable for the purposes of such special duties only. Such watch constable shall be employed at the expense of the applicant, who shall provide such accommodation and sustenance for such watch constable as the Commissioner or Chief Police Officer may require, and may also be required to pay for any uniform supplied to such watch constable or such proportion thereof as the Commissioner or Chief
Police Officer may determine:
Provided that the applicant may, on giving one month’s notice to the
Commissioner or Chief Police Officer, require that such watch constable be withdrawn from such special duties, and, in such case, such applicant shall not be liable for any expense in connection with the employment of such watch constable incurred after the last day of the month following that in which the notice is given.
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(2)
Any amount due from an applicant under this section may be recovered by the Commissioner or Chief Police Officer as a debt, and, when received, shall be paid into the general revenues of Malaysia.
(3)
A watch constable shall have and may exercise all the powers and privileges of, and shall be subject to the same authority and discipline as, a constable of the Force.