INGENIUS.
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Preliminary procedure.
Hearing.
Objection to the case.
Police Force.
PART II.
Non-Commissioned Officers and Constables.
11. When it appears to a police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector that there is a prima facie case of breach of discipline against a non-commissioned officer or constable, an appropriate charge or charges in respect thereof will be entered in a document which shall be headed Defaulter Report and shall be the record of the case, by such police officer and the non-commissioned officer or constable, hereinafter referred to as a defaulter, shall be notified verbally of the charge and of the time of hearing, which shall not be earlier than the day following, and also of the place of hearing hereinafter referred to as the Orderly Room.
12. Proceedings in the Orderly Room shall be conducted by a Commanding Officer or by a Police Officer authorized under regulation 18 hereof, and the charge or charges shall be read over to the defaulter who shall be required to plead unequivocally, guilty or not guilty thereto, and to each charge separately if there is more than one, and such plea shall be recorded.
13. If the defaulter prior to the hearing objects to such officer hearing the case on the ground of partiality or bias, he shall set out his grounds in full in writing and deliver this to that officer, who shall not commence the hearing of the case but shall forward the document to the Commissioner, who in his sole discretion may appoint another officer to hear the case.
Procedure on hearing.
Proceedings after hearing.
14. The provisions of paragraphs (3) to (12) of regulation 7 shall apply to a defaulter who pleads not guilty.
15. The officer conducting the hearing may at the conclusion of the hearing announce his finding on the charges or may reserve his finding. The finding shall be entered on the Defaulter Report, and if the finding has been reserved, he shall call the defaulter before him to announce his finding. The officer hearing the case may then make his award, which he shall endorse on the Defaulter Report and communicate personally to the defaulter. If he finds the accused guilty, or the accused pleads guilty, and if he considers that the punishment...
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