1984 Ed.]
Police Force
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27. (1) Every police officer who by resignation, dismissal, discharge or otherwise leaves the police force, shall before leaving deliver up each and every article of uniform, clothing, arms, accoutrements and other Government property which may be in his possession.
(2) Any person neglecting so to deliver up such property shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $100 or to imprisonment for 3 months, and in addition thereto shall be liable to pay the value of the property not delivered up which value shall be ascertained by such magistrate in a summary way and shall be recoverable as a fine.
28. Any police officer who deserts shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for 12 months and all arrears of pay due to him shall be forfeited.
29. Whenever it is alleged that any inspector, non-commissioned officer or constable has been absent from duty without leave for a period of not less than 21 days, a gazetted police officer appointed by the Commissioner shall inquire into the fact and circumstances of such absence, and if he is satisfied that such person was absent from duty for a period of not less than 21 days without leave or other sufficient cause, he shall so declare, and such declaration shall for the purposes of section 37 be deemed to be a conviction under section 28.
(Added, 13 of 1953, s. 7. Amended, 12 of 1982, s. 6)
Delivery of Government property on leaving the force.
Desertion.
Absence from duty.
# PART III
DISCIPLINE AND DUTIES
30. Every police officer shall obey all lawful orders of his superior officers whether given verbally or in writing and shall obey and conform to police regulations and orders made under this Ordinance.
31. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Ordinance and any other law, provision of Colonial Regulations or the Regulations of the Government to the contrary, and without prejudice to section 38, the Commissioner may summarily dismiss any police officer whom he is satisfied is guilty of contravening police regulations, or any police orders whether given verbally or in writing. (Amended, 12 of 1982, s. 7)
(2) The Governor may, if he thinks fit in any particular case, declare that a police officer dismissed under subsection (1) shall for the purposes only of the Pensions Ordinance be deemed to have retired from the public service in accordance with section 6(d) of the Pensions Ordinance.
(Added, 63 of 1977, s. 2)
Police officers to obey lawful orders.
Summary dismissal.
(Cap. 89)