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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
No. S. 315.-The following Bill was read a first time at a meeting of the Council held on the 14th August, 1930:-
C.S.O. 3385/26.
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A BILL
INTITULED
Short title.
Amends Ordinance No. 20 of 1923, s. 3.
Adds new sections to Ordinance No. 20 of 1923.
An Ordinance to amend the Fire Brigade
Ordinance, 1923.
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 Fire Brigade Amendment Ordinance, 1930.
2. Section 3 (1) (b) of the Fire Brigade Ordinance, 1923, is repealed and there shall be substituted there- for the following paragraph
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(b) such gratuities as he may deem fit to members of the Brigade or other persons for extraordinary services performed in cases of fire or in the interests of the Bri- gade.
3. The Fire Brigade Ordinance, 1923, is amended by adding the following new sections at the end there- of :-
Punishment
by magistrate.
Dismissal.
6. Every member of the Brigade who--
(a) is guilty of misconduct as a
member of the Brigade; or (b) having engaged to serve in the Brigade deserts therefrom; or () being permitted to resign, does not, upon ceasing to belong to the Brigade deliver up all implements, accoutrements and appointments whatsoever en- trusted to him for the perform- ance of his duty,
shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months together with forfeiture of pay during such imprisonment.
7. It shall be lawful for the Governor on the representation of the Chief Officer to dismiss any member of the Brigade for any refusal or neglect of duty or insubor- dination or breach of discipline or miscon- duct, or for any contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation or departmental order made thereunder, whether any action in respect of the matter in question shall or shall not have been taken under section 4 or section 6.