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Interpre- tation.

Establish- ment and composition of Service.

Payment and maintenonce of Service.

Direction and

administra-

tion of

Service.

Warrant cards.

Duty of members. to obey anders.

Disciplinary offences by

certain memberg

of Service.

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2. In this Ordinance, save where the context otherwise requires—

"Director" means the Director of Immigration:

"Service" means the Immigration Service established by section 3.

PART II.

Establishment of Service and its regulation and control.

3. There is bereby established a service which shall be known as the Immigration Service and which shall consist of such officers and other ranks as shall by annual vote or otherwise be from time to time provided for by the Governor and the Legislative Council.

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4. Provision for the payment and maintenance of the Service shall be by charges on the general revenue of the Colony to such amounts as may from time to time by annual vote or otherwise be voted by the Legislative Council.

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5. Subject to the orders and control of the Governor, the Director shall be responsible for the direction and administration of the Service.

6. A warrant card, signed by the Director, shall be issued to every member of the Service and shall be evidence of his membership thereof.

7. Every member of the Service shall obey all lawful orders of his superior officers whether the same are given orally or in writing. and shall also obey all orders made by the Director under the provisions of section 9.

8. (1) Any immigration sub-inspector and any member of the Service having a rank lower than that of immigration sub-inspector who is found guilty by an assistant director of immigration of any of the following, namely—

(a) absence from duty without leave or good cause;

(b) sleeping on duty;

(c) conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline:

(d) disobedience of orders;

(e) insubordination:

() neglect of duty or orders:

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(g) being unfit for duty by reason of intoxication:

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

material particular;

() unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority resulting in toss

or injury to any person or to the Government;

(j) wilfully or negligently damaging or destroying or negligently

losing any Government property;

(*) conduct calculated to bring the public service into disrepute. shall be liable to be punished by such assistant director of immigration with any one or more of the following punishments-

(i) reduction in rank;

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

(iv) performance of extra duties for a period not exceeding twelve

hours nor exceeding six hours in any week;

(v) stoppage of increment for a period not exceeding twelve

months.

(2) Any member of the Service aggrieved by any linding of or punishment imposed by an assistant director of immigration under the provisions of subsection (1) may, within fourteen days from the date thereof, appeal to the Director.

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

Provided that he shall not impose any punishment other than a Punishment which an assistant director of immigration is authorized to impose under the provisions of subsection (1).