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Obstructing the Force.
Penalties.
Vesting of property of Force in Commandant.
Wrongful disposal of property.
Return of arms, etc.
Hong Kong Defence Force.
25. Any person who wilfully obstructs any part of the Force or any officer or volunteer in performance of any service or duty under this Ordinance or regulations made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence.
26. Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Ordinance for which no special penalty is provided shall be liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment for six months.
PART V.
PROPERTY OF THE FORCE.
27. All moneys subscribed by or to, or for the use of the Force as a whole, or lawfully used by it, not being the property of an individual member of the Force, and the exclusive right to sue for and recover current subscriptions, arrears of subscriptions and the moneys due to the Force as a whole, shall vest in the Commandant with power for him to sue, to make contracts and conveyances, and to do all other lawful things relating thereto and the Commandant shall be deemed to be a public officer and the service of the Force as a whole shall be deemed to be a public service.
28. If any officer or volunteer gives, sells, pledges, lends or otherwise disposes without proper authority or permission any arms, ammunition, appointments, clothing, supplies or any other article or thing being public property or property of the Force or any part thereof entrusted to or held by him he shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to make good the value thereof as assessed by the Commandant.
29. If any officer or volunteer fails duly to deliver up in good condition (fair wear and tear only excepted) any arms, clothing, or appointments which he is liable under this Ordinance to deliver up, or any arms, clothing and appointments being public property or property of the Force or any part thereof, which he has been ordered to deliver up either temporarily or permanently, he shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to make good the value thereof as assessed by the Commandant.
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