CAP. 232]
Police Force
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[1984 Ed.
Disposal of property deposited at police stations.
(3) The fund shall be controlled by the Commissioner subject to police regulations and applied to the purpose of-
(a) recompensing police officers and public officers attached to the police force for extra services rendered by them; (Amended, 42 of 1977, s. 11)
(b) procuring for police officers and public officers attached to the police force who are serving or who have been retired on pension or gratuity, comforts, convenience or other advantages not chargeable to the public revenue; (Amended, 42 of 1977, s. 11)
(c) granting loans to police officers and public officers attached to the police force who are serving or who have been retired on pension or gratuity; (Amended, 42 of 1977, s. 11 and 36 of 1978, s. 2)
(d) procuring for police cadets comforts, conveniences and other advantages not chargeable to the public revenue; (Added, 37 of 1974, s. 3)
(e) making grants to persons who were wholly or partially dependent at the time of his death on-
(i) a deceased police officer or a deceased former police officer who had retired on pension or gratuity; or
(ii) a deceased person who was at any time a public officer attached to the police force and who died in service or who had retired on pension or gratuity,
and who are in need of financial assistance, whether towards the payment of the funeral expenses of the deceased or otherwise. (Added, 36 of 1978, s. 2)
PART V
UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AND INTESTATE ESTATES
40. (1) Particulars of any property which comes into the custody or possession of the police other than in connexion with any criminal charge or under section 42 shall be forwarded to the Commissioner.
(2) If any person shall establish his title to such property to the satisfaction of the Commissioner within 3 months after the property comes into the custody or possession of the police, the same shall be delivered to him on payment of all expenses reasonably incurred and of such sum, not exceeding one-fifth of the value of the property, as may be awarded by the Commissioner by way of reward to the finder (if any) of the property.
(3) If the title to any such property is not so established within the said period of 3 months, the property may be returned to the finder (if any) not being a member of the police force on payment by him of such expenses.
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