1984 Ed.}

Traffic Wardens (Discipline) Regulations (CAP. 374

(7) Upon any appeal under regulation 13(1) or where he acts of his own motion under this regulation, a superintendent, senior police officer or the Commissioner-

(a) may permit the defaulter to appear before him in person to support his appeal;

(b) subject to these regulations, may hear such additional evidence as the superintendent considers relevant; and

(c) subject to these regulations, shall announce personally or communicate in writing to the defaulter the outcome of the appeal or the action taken under this regulation.

PART III

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

15. (1) Subject to this regulation, any punishment awarded by a tribunal may be suspended by that tribunal or by any police officer of higher rank than the officer or officers constituting the tribunal for a period of not less than 6 months nor more than 1 year.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where any punishment has been suspended under this regulation the tribunal or any police officer of higher rank shall at the expiration of the period of suspension review the case or may, at any time during the period of suspension, review the case, taking into consideration such reports on the conduct of the defaulter during the period of suspension as may be available.

(3) The tribunal or officer of higher rank may remit or reduce the punishment and in such an event shall cause any entry relating to the offence which has been made in the records of the defaulter to be expunged or altered, as the case may be, or order the punishment to be executed forthwith, except that if, during the period of suspension, the defaulter is convicted of a further disciplinary offence the suspended punishment shall be executed forthwith and any punishment on such further offence shall not be suspended.

(4) This regulation shall not affect the lodging and hearing of an appeal.

16. (1) Where a tribunal has found a traffic warden guilty of a disciplinary offence, the tribunal may, in addition to or in lieu of any punishment he is by these regulations empowered to award, order the defaulter to pay in full or in part-

(a) the cost of repairing or replacing any article of clothing, equipment or property whatsoever entrusted or supplied to the defaulter in his capacity as a traffic warden which has been lost or damaged;

(b) the cost of repairing or replacing any Government property lost or damaged by him; or

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[Subsidiary]

Power to suspend punishment.

Payment for loss or damage to property.

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