1982 Ed.]
Police (Discipline) Regulations
CAP. 232
A 3
[Subsidiary]
POLICE (DISCIPLINE) REGULATIONS
(Cap. 232, section 45)
L.N. 173 of 77, L.N. 23 of 78, L.N. 7 of 79, L.N. 305 of 82.
IN 54/29
[1 September 1977.]
L.N. 209 of 77.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. These regulations may be cited as the Police (Discipline) Regulations.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires "appropriate tribunal" in relation to an inspector has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 16, and in relation to a junior police officer has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 4; "defaulter" means a police officer charged with a disciplinary offence;
"Force Discipline Officer" means a police officer appointed by the Commissioner to be Force Discipline Officer for the purposes of these regulations;
"inspector" means an inspector, senior inspector or chief inspector; "junior police officer" means a police officer below the rank of inspector;
"senior police officer" means a chief superintendent, assistant commissioner or senior assistant commissioner;
"superintendent" includes senior superintendent.
3. (1) Any inspector or junior police officer who commits any disciplinary offence specified in paragraph (2), and—
(a) pleads guilty before an appropriate tribunal, or
(b) is found guilty by an appropriate tribunal,
may be punished by such tribunal in accordance with these regulations.
(2) The offences against discipline are—
(a) absence from duty without leave or good cause;
(b) sleeping on duty;
(c) conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline;
(d) cowardice in the performance of duty;
(e) contravention of police regulations, or any police orders, whether written or verbal:
L.N. 308 of 82.
Interpretation.
Disciplinary offences.