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Power of

Commandant

to make

standing

orders and

issue routine

anders.

() malingering;

(in the course of duty, making a statement which is false in a

material particular:

(*) unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority resulting in loss

or injury to any person or to the Government;

(1) wilfully or negligently damaging or destroying or negligendy

losing any Government property:

(m) conduct calculated to bring the public service into disrepute shall be liable to be punished by the Commandant with any one of more of the following punishments—

(1) reduction in rank;

(ii) caution, warning, reprimand or severe reprimand;

(ii) forfeiture of not more than one month's pay, save that, in the case of absence without leave or good cause for more than one month, pay may be forfeited for a period of not more than the period of such absence from duty;

(iv) forfeiture of any good conduct allowance;

(v) compulsory performance of extra duties or drills.

(2) Any non-commissioned officer or constable aggrieved by any finding of or punishment imposed by the Commandant under the provi sions of subsection (1) may, within fourteen days from the date thereof. appeal to the Director against such finding or punishment.

(3) Upon any such appeal, the Director may confirm, reverse o vary such finding or punishment:

Provided that he shall not impose any punishment other thao a punishment which the Coinmandant is authorized to impose under the provisions of subsection (1),

(4) In the event of any such appeal, the punishment against the imposition of which, or imposed on the finding against which, the appeal is made shall be suspended pending the determination of the appeal.

12. (1) The Commandant may, from time to time, make ondas which shall be known as "Force standing orders", prescribing. ♫ providing for

(a) discipline and training:

(b) classifications and promotions;

(c) instructions and examinations;

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(d) inspections, drills, exercises and parades:

(e) the manner in which the duties of the Force shall be carried

out;

(the manner and form of the making of reports and other

records;

(g) the performance of any act which may be necessary for the

proper carrying out of the duties of the Force:

(k) such other matters as may, in his opinion, be necessary for preventing abuse or neglect of duty and for rendering the Force efficient in the discharge of its duties.

(2) The Commandant may issue orders of a routine nature, which shall be known as "Force routine orders", for the control, direction and information of the Force and for special tasks of a routine nature.

(3) No Force standing order shall be inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, and no Force routine order shall be consistent with any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any force standing order.

13. Save with the consent of the Director, no member of the Force Members. shall be a member of a trade union.

of Farce prohibited from being members of

trade union without CONSCI.

Force on duty.

14. For the purposes of this Ordinance, every member of the Forze Members of hall be deemed to be always on duty when required to act as such and ball perform the duties imposed upon, and exercise the powers granted 10, him under this Ordinance or any other law at any and every place

the Colony where he may be doing duty,

15. Every member of the Force who leaves the Force, whether in Consequence of his resignation or dismissal or otherwise, shall on aving the same deliver up his uniform and warrant card and any other Government property which may be in his possession.

Duty of deliver up

member to

usiform, etc. on learing Force.