Declaration
of office.
Schedula
Delivery of
27. Every police officer shall, before entering on the duties of his office, take before a magistrate or justice of the peace an oath or declaration of office in the forni specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance.
28. (1) Every police officer who by resignation, dis Government missal, discharge or otherwise leaves the police force, shall before leaving deliver up each and every article of uniform, clothing, arms, accoutrement and other Government property which may be in his possession.
property on leaving the force.
Desertion.
Police
officers
to obay lawful
ordart.
Funishment
of not- cotumia. tioned officers and doostabies,
(2) Any person neglecting so to deliver up such property shall be liable on summary conviction before a magistrate to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three 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.
29. Any police officer who deserts shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months and all arrears of pay due to him shall be forfeited.
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) Any non-commissioned officer or constable who shall be guilty of any of the following offences→→→→
cause;
discipline;
(a) absence from duty without leave or good
(b) sleeping on duty;
(c) conduct to the prejudice of good order and
(d) cowardice in the performance of duty; (e) disobedience of police regulations, or any police orders, whether written or verbal;
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(f) being unfit for duty through intoxication, (g) insubordination;
(h) neglect of duty or orders;
() malingering,
() in the course of his duty making a statement which is false in a material particular;
(b) excess of duty resulting in loss and injury
to any other person;
() wilful destruction or negligent loss of or injury to government property;
(m) conduct calculated to bring the public service into disrepute,
shall be liable on conviction before a commanding officer or any other officer authorised under the police regulations to any of the following punishments :-
(i) reduction in rank or class
(ii) forfeiture of not more than one month's pay (except in the case of absence without good cause, when forfeiture of pay shall extend to the period of absence in addition to any other punishment inflicted).
In lieu of or in addition to either of the aforesaid punish- ments, any such non-commissioned officer may be dismissed from the police force by the Commissioner and in such case shall be reduced to the ranks before dismissal or he may be ordered to resign forthwith in which case he shall not receive salary in lieu of notice.
(2) A constable who shall be guilty of any of the offences specified in sub-section (1) of this section, shall be liable, in lieu of or in addition to any of the punishments specified therein to imprisonment in any building set aside as a guard room or cell for any term not exceeding seven days with rations of bread (or rice) and water or to not more than two of the following punishments:
14 days;
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(i) confinement to barracks not exceeding