Police Force.

powers conferred by law upon a police officer not above the rank of sergeant. Every such person so invested will take the same oath or make the same declaration as a police officer.

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19. Every police officer shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be always on duty when required to act as such and shall perform the duties and exercise the powers granted to him under this Ordinance or any other law at any and every place in the Colony where he may be doing duty.

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[CAP. 232

Police officer on duty.

to be deemed

20. Every police officer shall be provided with such Clothing, articles of uniform and equipment as may be necessary for the effectual discharge of his duties. Such articles shall be kept and used according to police orders.

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21. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 33 a non-commissioned officer or constable who has not completed ten years of service may be discharged from the police force by the Commissioner by one month's notice in writing expiring on the last day of any month.

(2) A non-commissioned officer or constable may resign from the police force by giving to the Commissioner one month's notice in writing expiring on the last day of any month of his intention to resign from the police force.

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Discharge and resignation of non-commissioned officer and constable.

29 of 1950, s. 7.

22. (1) The Commissioner may without written Temporary engagement employ persons to serve temporarily as police officers.

police officers.

29 of 1950, s. 8.

(2) A temporary police officer shall be deemed to serve from month to month, every such engagement being held to commence on the first and to be determinable on the last day of each successive month, but notwithstanding the terms of such engagement such police officer shall serve under the same conditions of service in respect of pay, allowances, gratuities and pensions as a police officer of equivalent rank in the police reserve constituted under the Police Reserve (Cap. 233) Ordinance, and shall have and may exercise all the powers and privileges of such rank and be liable to all the provisions of discipline for such rank while so serving.

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