DISTRICT WATCH FORCE.
No. 23 of 1930.
1817-
No. 23 of 1930.
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the District Watch Force.
[5th December, 1930.]
[Originally No. 23 of 1930. Law Rev. Ord., 1939.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the District Watch Force Ordinance, 1930.
Short title.
2.—(1) The Governor may appoint any person to membership of the District Watch Committee.
Appointment of members of District Watch Committee.
(2) Such persons shall hold office for such period as the Governor may direct.
(3) The Governor may at any time revoke the appointment of any member of the District Watch Committee.
(4) The Secretary for Chinese Affairs shall be ex officio chairman of the District Watch Committee.
3. The committee may appoint any number of persons to fill the offices of chief watchmen or of watchmen; and every such chief watchman and watchman shall be under the control of the committee and shall have all the powers and authorities of a constable.
Appointment of watchmen.
4. The committee, with the approval of the Governor in Council, shall make rules to be observed by the said watchmen.
Rules for watchmen.
5. The committee may remove any chief or other watchman from the district to which he has been appointed to any other district, may summarily dismiss him, and may also inflict upon him any fine not exceeding ten dollars for misconduct.
6. Every person who, not being a chief watchman or watchman appointed under this Ordinance, puts on the dress or takes the name, designation or character of a chief watchman or watchman for the purpose of thereby obtaining admission into any house or other place, or of doing or procuring to be done any act which a chief watchman or watchman would be entitled to do or procure to be done of his own authority, or for any other unlawful purpose, shall, in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for such offence, upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
Penalty for impersonation.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.