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18. Every police officer shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be always on duty when required to act as such and shall perform the duties and exercise the powers granted to him under this Ordinance or any other law at any and every place in the Colony where he may be doing duty.

19. Every police officer shall be provided with such articles of uniform and equipment as may be necessary for the effectual discharge of his duties. Such articles shall be kept and used according to police orders.

20. An inspector, non-commissioned officer or constable shall engage to serve in the police force for such periods and on such conditions as may be prescribed in the police offtcars and regulations.

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21. (1) Every such engagement shall be in writing in writing, signed by the person engaged and in such form as may from time to time be directed by the Secretary of State or the Colonial Secretary and shall-

Continuance of service.

(a) if made in the Colony be signed by a commanding officer or any other officer authorised thereto under the police regulations; or

(b) if made outside the Colony by some person authorised thereto in that behalf by the Governor.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in any other law contained, any male person not below the age of 18 years shail be deemed competent to enter into an engagement under this Ordinance.

22. (1) Every non-commissioned officer or constable who shall continue in the police force after the completion of the period of service for which he originally engaged shall be deemed to be under engagement to serve from month to month; every such engagement after the first month's service being held to commence on the first, and to be determinable on the last day of each successive month.

(2) No such officer shall resign from the police force unless he shall have given not less than one calendar month's notice in writing to the Commissioner or the gazetted police officer under whom he is serving, as the case may be.

23. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to Compulsory require any non-commissioned officer or constable to retire for from the police force who-

(a) appears to the Governor to be unable to discharge efficiently the duties of his office; or

(6) has attained the age of 45 years.

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24. (1)

The Commissioner may without written engage- Special ment employ persons to serve temporarily as special constables. (2) A special constable shall be deemed to be under engagement to serve from month to month, every such engagement being held to commence on the first and to be determinable on the last day of each successive month,

(3) A special constable may be discharged at any time after one month's notice in writing or may resign upon giving to the Commissioner one month's notice in writing.

(4) A special constable shall have and may exercise all the powers and privileges of a constable belonging to the police force and shall be liable to all the provisions of dis- cipline prescribed for a constable while so serving.

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25. (1) The Commissioner may, at any time, terminate Discharge the engagement of an inspector during his first agreement by of Inspector, giving him three months' notice in writing or on paying him sioned one month's salary in lieu of notice.

(2) A commanding officer may discharge from the police force upon one month's notice in writing any non- commissioned officer or constable who has not completed 10 years' service.

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26. (1) An inspector shall be entitled to claim his Resignation discharge at any time during his first engagement on giving term of

during three months' notice in writing to the Commissioner of his engagement. wish to resign from the force or upon payment of one month's salary in lieu of notice.

(2) A non-commissioned officer or constable shall be entitled to claim his discharge at any time during his first engagement on giving one month's notice in writing to the gazetted police officer under whom he is serving of his intention to resign the police force.