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[s. 29 cont.]
Threatening or insulting another officer of senior or equal rank.
Reduction or dismissal after conviction.
Police Force.
The Commissioner shall at the same time as he forwards such report as aforesaid, inform the inspector that his case will be considered by the Governor and shall communicate to the inspector the findings of the appropriate tribunal. The inspector may within fourteen days of such information being communicated to him or within such extended period as the Governor may allow, forward to the Governor a written petition containing such representations as may be relevant to the exercise of the Governor's discretion under subsection (5).
(4) Upon any appeal under subsection (2) the Governor may confirm or remit the punishment imposed by the Commissioner or may substitute therefor any punishment which the Commissioner could have imposed or may if in all the circumstances of the case he considers justice so requires set aside any finding of an appropriate tribunal and either impose such punishment which in his opinion is warranted by any finding which has not been set aside or if there is no such finding impose no punishment.
(5) Upon any reference under subsection (3) the Governor may dismiss the inspector or may impose any of the punishments mentioned in subsection (1) or may if in all the circumstances of the case he considers justice so requires set aside any finding of an appropriate tribunal and either impose such punishment which in his opinion is warranted by any finding which has not been set aside or if there is no such finding impose no punishment.
(6) The Governor's decision upon any appeal under subsection (2) and upon any reference under subsection (3) shall be communicated to the Commissioner and to the inspector by the Colonial Secretary.
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30. Any police officer who threatens or insults another officer of senior or equal rank when such other officer is on duty or when such threat or insult relates to or is consequent on the discharge of duty by the officer so threatened or insulted, shall be liable on conviction before a magistrate to a fine of five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for one year.
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31. (1) Any non-commissioned officer or constable convicted under the provisions of section 26 or 30 or...
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