Singapore is considering forming a volunteer corps of individuals who would be empowered to fine people who litter, spit, urinate and/or smoke in places where such activities are prohibited, according to a TODAYonline story.
Initially, the idea, put forward by the Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, was to form an anti-litter volunteer corps of people who would be trained and given the same authority cards as enforcement officers from the National Environment Agency (NEA).
But it could now be expanded to include other “public health offences.”
The suggestion that the scope of the scheme should be expanded came after the NEA received feedback from volunteers targeting litter and from other members of the public.
The NEA said it was exploring the feasibility of recruiting voluntary enforcement officers and would announce more details when the scheme was firmed up.