1959-HKRS29-8-26_Part01 — Page 31

Government

Wrongful

21. If any person knowingly buys or takes in exchange or in pawn acquisition of from any member, or any person acting on his behalf, or solicits or property. entices any member to sell or pawn, or has in his possession without Fawful authority or excuse, any property issued to or available for issue to or placed under the control of any member by reason of his being a member, such person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

Falsc pretence of membership

for unlawful

purpose.

Unlawful

POSSESSICOL manufacture

or sale of badges and equipement,

etc.

Incitement to disobedience.

Assaulting member in execution of duty, etc.

22. Any person who, not being a member, puts on the dress or takes the name, designation or character of a member for the purpose of obtaining admission into any house or other place, or of doing or pro- curing to be done any act which a member would be entitled to do or procure to be done of his own authority, or for any other unlawful purpose, shall be guilty of an offence and, notwithstanding any other penalty to which he may be liable, shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

23. (1) No person shall, without lawful authority or excuse, have in his possession-

(a) any badge, identification document, equipment or clothing which has been issued to any member or which is usually issued to members; or

(b) any badge, identification document, equipment or clothing which so closely resembles any badge, identification document, equipment or clothing usually issued to members as to be likely to lead to the belief that it is such badge, identification document, equipment or clothing, as the case may be.

(2) No person shall, without lawful authority or excuse, make or sell any badge or document which so closely resembles any badge or identification document usually issued to a member as to be likely to lead to the belief that it is such a badge or identification document,

(3) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

24. If any person incites or persuades or otherwise endeavours to prevent any member from obeying any lawful order calling out the Force or any member for duty, such person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.

25. Any person who assaults or resists any member in the execution of his duty, or aids or incites any person so to assault or resist any member, or refuses to assist any member in the execution of his duty when called upon to do so, or who, by the giving of false information with intent to defeat or delay the ends of justice, wilfully misleads or

attempts to mislead any member shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

PART IV.

Supplemental and miscellaneous.

26. Any member who feels that he has just cause for complaint Complaints. in any matter relative to the Force may present his complaint in writing to the Commissioner, and, from any decision of the Commissioner upon any such petition, there shall be a right of appeal by way of petition to the Governor, whose decision shall be final.

27. The Commissioner may delegate all or any of the powers Delegation conferred upon him by this Ordinance or by any regulations made there of powers. under to any regular gazetted police officer or to any gazetted officer.

28. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe or Regulations. provide for-

(a) the conditions and method of enrolment in and resignation

from the Force;

(b) the requirements as to efficiency, training and instruction: (c) the payment of pay, allowances and bounty: (d) medical treatment for members:

(e) the payment of gratuities and pensions to members in respect of wounds or injuries received in the course of and arising out of the discharge of duty or which are specifically attributable to the nature of such duty:

(the payment of gratuities and pensions to widows and other dependants of members who are killed in the course of and in circumstances arising out of the discharge of duty or whose death is specifically attributable to the nature of such duty; (g) the provision of uniforms, equipment and weapons to members,

and the recovery of the cost thereof in certain cases: (4) the invaliding of members;

( the granting of awards:

()the general government and discipline of the Force.

C) Regulations made under this section may provide that con- travention of specified provisions of such regulations shall be an offence and may provide penalties therefor:

Provided that no penalty so provided shall exceed a fine of two thousand dollars and imprisonment for twelve months.