Auxiliary Police 20
Auxiliary Police 20 : Malaysia: These APF were granted licences and powers under the Police Force Act to operate only in restricted geographical areas e. g. in the ports or airports or Pulau Bukom Island. In 1972, to meet the need of the commercial world in Singapore for armed guards (used to be provided by the Singapore Police's Guards and Escort Unit), a statutory board named Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation (CISCO) was set up through an Act enacted in Parliament. It held a monopoly in much of the private armed security market, except in specific installations such as the airports where SATS Auxiliary Police and CIAS Auxiliary Police (since renamed AETOS Auxiliary Police) provided armed services and the ports where PSA Auxiliary Police (since merged with AETOS Auxiliary Police) provided armed security requirements. However, in October 2004, following the enactment of the Police Force Act 2004, these auxiliary police forces (except Bukom Auxiliary Police) were no longer restricted to operate in the airport or seaports and could offer their services throughout the whole island of Singapore. There are now 3 major APFs, namely SATS Auxiliary Police Force, Certis Cisco Auxiliary Police Force and AETOS Auxiliary Police Force, providing armed security services to commercial entities and government bodies in Singapore. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) established the Security Industry Regulatory Department in 2004 to regulate the security industry. More recently, due to the shortage of officers from the SPF the role of auxiliary police forces have been expanded to enforcement, attending to road related incidents such as collision scenes and conducting patrol duties. Even at times working alongside with the Singapore Police Force themselves
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