Addition of
(b) by inserting the following definition immediately after the definition of "non-commissioned officer"-
"police cadet" means an assistant superintendent who has not been confirmed in his appointment;"' and
3.
(c) by deleting the definition of "special constable".
The following section is hereby added after section 6 of new section the principal Ordinance as section 6A thereof—
GA to the principal Ordinance.
Repeal and replacement of section 12 of the principal Ordinance.
Repeal and
officers
**Prohibi- 6A. (1) It shall not be lawful for a police officer tion against police
to be a member of any Trade Union and any police officer who contravenes this provision shall be dis- mamber of qualified from continuing to be a member of the police
force.
being a
& Trade Union.
(2) If any question arises whether a body is
a trade union to which this section applies the question shall be determined by the Registrar of Trade Unions appointed under section 6 of the Trade Unions and Ordinanca Trade Disputes Ordinance, 1948.".
No. of
1048.
4. Section 12 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and replaced as follows-
**Appoint 12. (1) An inspector may be appointed and promotion promoted by the Commissioner.
meat and
of inspect-
ors, non-
(2) A non-commissioned officer or constable commis- may be appointed, advanced in salary or promoted by officers and the Commissioner and may also be appointed or constables, advanced in salary by a commanding officer.
Bioned
(3) A non-commissioned officer may be re- verted in rank by the Commissioner."
5. Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed
replacement and replaced as follows-
of section
13 of the
principal
Ordinance.
"Dismissal.
13. (1) An inspector may be dismissed in accord- ance with the provisions of section 32 of this Ordinance. (2) A non-commissioned officer or constable may be dismissed in accordance with the provisions of section 31 of this Ordinance.
(3) All police officers may be dismissed by virtue of the rights reserved by section 36 of this Ordinance."
6. repealed.
7.
Sections 20 and 21 of the principal Ordinance are hereby Repeal of
Bactions 20 and 21 of the principal Ordinance,
replacement
of section 22 of the
Section 22 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed Repeal and and replaced as follows-
"Discharge 22. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of principal and redig. nation of
section 36 a non-commissioned officer or constable who Ordinance. non-com- has not completed 10 years of service may be discharged missioned officer and from the police force by the Commissioner by one constable. month's notice in writing expiring on the last day of
any month.
8.
(2) A non-commissioned officer or constable may resign from the police force by giving to the Com- missioner one month's notice in writing expiring on the last day of any month of his intention to resign from the police force."
Section 24 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed Repeal and and replaced as follows-
**Tempor ary police atticere.
replacement of section 24 of the
24. (1) The Commissioner may without written principal
Ordinance, engagement employ persons to serve temporarily as police officers.
(2) A temporary police officer shall be deemed to serve from month to month, every such engagement being held to commence on the first and to be determin- able on the last day of each successive month, bur notwithstanding the terms of such engagement such police officer shall serve under the same conditions of service in respect of pay, allowances, gratuities and pensions as a police officer of equivalent rank in the Hong Kong Police Reserve Force constituted under the Ordinance Hong Kong Police Reserve Force Ordinance, 1927, and shall have and may exercise all the powers and privileges of such rank and be liable to all the provisions of dis- cipline for such rank while so serving.
No. 24 of
1927.
(3) A temporary police officer may be dis- charged at any time after one month's notice in writing or may resign upon giving the Commissioner one month's notice in writing."