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Draft Bill.
No. S. 18.-The following bill is published for general information :---
C.S.O. 2739/21.
Short title.
Substitution for s. 32 of
Ord. No. 11 of 1900, as amended by Ord. No. 18
of 1929, s. 4.
Special duty
thereof.
[No. 40-18.12.31.-2.]
A BILL
INTITULED
An Ordinance to amend the Police Force Ordinance, 1900.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Police Force Amendment Ordinance, 1932.
2. Section 32 of the Police Force Ordinance, 1900, as amended by section 4 of the Police Force Amendment Ordinance, 1929, is repealed and the following section is substituted therefor :-
32.—(1) On the application of any person, the Inspec- and expenses tor General of Police may, if he thinks fit, detail any mem- ber or members of the force to do special police duty in, upon or about any premises specified by the applicant.
Ordinance No. 6 of 1875.
(2) The applicant shall pay to the Inspector General of Police for the services of any member or members of the force so detailed such fees as the Inspector General of Police may think fit.
(3) All fees so received by the Inspector General of Police shall be paid by him into the Treasury, forthwith and be accounted for monthly; and every sum of money due for such services shall be deemed a debt due to the Crown and shall be recoverable by the Treasurer, in like manner as other Crown debts in respect of fees and other- wise, under the Crown Remedies Ordinance, 1875.
Objects and Reasons.
1. This Ordinance substitutes a new section for section 32 of the principal Ordinance which made provision for the appointment by the Governor, on the application of any householder, of any member of the force to do special police duty in and upon the premises of the applicant on payment. for the same of the whole of the pay and allowances of the member of the force so appointed.
2. Applications for such services are not always made by householders, they are sometimes made by clubs or institutions on occasions where such services are required.
3. The detailing of members of the force for such pur- poses seems rather a matter for the Inspector General of Police than for the Governor.
4. Moreover, the provision as to the payment of the whole of the pay and allowances of a member of the force who might be detailed only for a few hours special duty seems unreasonably restrictive.
December, 1931.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General.