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Offences in relation to disaffection in the Service.

Making of false reports. etc. to member of Service.

Assaulting or resisting member

of Service.

Contraten- Lion of

section 11 to

PART IV.

Offences and penalties.

15. Any person who causes, or does any act calculated to cause, disaffection amongst the members of the Service or induces, or does any act calculated to induce, any member of the Service to withhold his services or to commit breaches of discipline shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.

16. Any person who knowingly-

(a)

makes or causes to be made to any member of the Service a false report of the commission of any offence; or

(b) misleads any member of the Service by giving false informa-

tion or by making false statements or accusations, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

17. Any person who assaults, resists or obstructs any member of the Service acting in the execution of his duty, or aids or incites any person to assault, resist or obstruct any such member of the Service, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

18. Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 11 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a be an offence. fine of five hundred dollars and may, in addition, be ordered by the court before which he is convicted to pay to the Government say sum not exceeding an amount equal to the value of the property.

Unauthorized wearing of Service uni- form, etc.

Regulations.

19. If any person who is not a member of the Service wears, without the permission of the Director, the uniform of the Service or any dress having the appearance, or bearing any of the distinctive marks, of that uniform, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars.

PART V.

Supplementary and miscellaneous.

20. The Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe or provide for-

(a) the creation and administration of a Service welfare fund; (6) such other matters as may be necessary or expedient for rendering the Service efficient in the discharge of its duties:

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(c) the better carrying into effect of the purposes of this Ordin-

ance.

21. The provisions of section 48 of the Magistrates Ordinance Application shall apply to any property which has come into the possession of of section 48

of Magis- any member of the Service in connexion with any criminal offence as traces Ordin- they apply to property which has so come into the possession of the ance. police.

(Cap. 127).

22. Nothing in the provisions of section & shall be deemed to Saving in affect the application to any immigration sub-inspector or to any mem- relation to opplication ber of the Service having a rank lower than that of immigration sub-

of Colonial inspector of Colonial Regulations, so far as they are applicable, or the Regulations General Orders of the Government, so however that no member of the and Govern-

ment General Service shall be liable to be proceeded against under those Regulations Orders. or Orders in respect of any act or omission which has been the subject of disciplinary proceedings under the provisions of the said section 8.

23. Nothing in the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed Saving to to affect the right of the Crown to dismiss or terminate the appointment relation to prerogative of any member of the Service and without compensation.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which passed the Legislative Council on the 2nd day of August, 1961, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill.

(Secretariat CR52/3231/481V)

Chapman

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

right of Crowd.