Dismissal of inspector convicted of certain offences.
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Dismissal of
non-com-
missioned officer or constable convicted
of an offence punishable with impri- sanmeat.
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11C. (1) If an inspector has been convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment, the Director shall, upon the expiration of the period within which the inspector may appeal against his conviction or upon the dismissal of such appeal, send to the Govenor a report containing
(a) a certified true copy of the record of pro-
ceedings:
(b) the inspector's record of service:
(c) the Director's recommendations.
(2) The Director shall, at the same time as he sends the report, notify the inspector that his case will be considered by the Governor, and the inspector shall have the same right to petition the Governor as is provided for in subsection (4) of section 11B.
(3) Upon any reference under subsection (1), the Governor may----
(a) dismiss the inspector;
(5) award any other punishment which the Director may award under subsection (1) of section tiB as he thinks fit or no punish-
ment;
(c) require the inspector to retire from the Force without further proceedings, whereupon sec- tion 7 of the Pensions Ordinance shall apply. (4) The Governor's decision upon any reference under subsection (1) shall be communicated to the Director and to the inspector by the Establishment Secretary.
11D. (1) If any non-commissioned officer or constable has been convicted of any offence punish- able with imprisonment, the Director may, unless the conviction is quashed upon appeal—
(a) dismiss the non-commissioned officer or
constable from the Force:
(6) award any other punishment which a dis- ciplinary tribunal may award under sub- section (1) of section 11 as he thinks fit or no punishment;
(c) terminate the service of the non-commis- sioned officer or constable in the public interest without further proceedings, where- upon section 7 of the Pensions Ordinance shall apply.
Interdic- tion.
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and in the case of dismissal any arrears of pay due to him may be forfeited by order of the Director.
(2) Any non-commissioned officer dismissed from the Force under subsection (1) shall be reduced to the rank of constable before dismissal.
11E. (1) I
(a) disciplinary or criminal proceedings have been, or are about to be, instituted against any inspector, non-commissioned officer or constable; and
(6) the Director considers that the public in- terest requires that such inspector, non- commissioned officer or constable should cease to exercise the powers and functions of his office instantly,
the Director may interdict such officer from the exercise of such powers and functions.
(2) An inspector, non-commissioned officer or constable who has been interdicted under subsection (1) shall receive such proportion of his pay, not being less than one half, as the Director may direcı.
(3) If the proceedings against the inspector, non- commissioned officer or constable do not result in his dismissal be shall be entitled to the full amount of the pay which he would have received if he had not been interdicted.".
Section 16 of the principal Ordinance is amended— (a) by deleting "the Commandant" in the first place where those words occur and substituting the following-
"a disciplinary tribunal";
(b) by deleting "the Commandant" in the second place
where those words occur and substituting the following-
"the disciplinary tribunal":
(c) by deleting "him" and substituting the following-
"it".
10. Section 19 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (4) and substituting the following-
"(c) Any such warrant may be withdrawn by a magis- trate on the application of a member of the Forte.
Amendment of section 16.
Amendment of section 19.