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A BILL
[No. 22-25.10.38.-1.]
INTITULED
Short title.
Amendment
of Ordinance
No. 37 of
1932,
s. 2 (d).
Amendment
of Ordinance
No. 37 of
1932, s. 12
(1) (a), (b) and (c): New
s. s. (6) added.
Amendment of Ordinance No. 37 of 1932, s. 16.
An Ordinance to amend the Police Force Ordinance, 1932,
and the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1886.
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 and Peace Preservation Amendment Ordinance, 1938.
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2. Section 2 of the Police Force Ordinance, 1932, is amended by the insertion of the words death or after the words gratuity on" in the second line of paragraph (d) thereof.
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3. Section 12 of the Police Force Ordinance, 1932, is amended as follows:
(1) by the insertion of the words and the civilian staff after the word "force” in each of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) thereof;
(2) by the addition of the following sub-section :-
(6) Save in so far as the provisions of the General Orders of the Hong Kong Government are modified by or are inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or the regulations made by the Commissioner of Police under this section, such General Orders shall, as far as applicable, extend to all officers and members of the force and the civilian staff.
4. Section 16 of the Police Force Ordinance, 1932, is amended-
(a) by renumbering the said section as sub-section (1) thereof;
(b) by adding the following sub-section :---
(2) Subject to the approval of the Governor in each case, the Commissioner of Police may, pending any disciplinary or criminal proceedings against any subordinate officer, con- stable or member of the civilian staff whom he thinks guilty of insubordination, breach of discipline or misconduct, or remiss or negligent in the discharge of his duty or otherwise unfit for the same, suspend such officer, constable or member of the civilian staff from duty.