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Ord. No. 42/77

L.S.

POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT)

HONG KONG

No. 42 OF 1977

I assent.

MURRAY MAcLehose,

Governor.

16th June, 1977.

An Ordinance to amend the Police Force Ordinance.

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Short title and

commencement.

Amendment of section 3. (Cap. 232.)

Amendment of section 7.

Amendment of section 14.

Repeal and replacement of section 15.

Repeal and replacement of section 17.

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Police Force (Amendment) Ordinance 1977 and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

2.

Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by deleting the definition of “appropriate tribunal";

(b) by deleting the definition of ""commanding officer" or "officer

commanding" ";

(c) in the definition of "non-commissioned officer" by deleting "cor-

poral" and substituting the following-

"sergeant";

(d) in the definition of ""police constable" or "constable"" by

deleting "corporal" and substituting the following—

3.

"sergeant".

Section 7(2) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "inspector" and substituting the following-

"station sergeant, or any public officer attached to the police force not below a grade or rank equivalent to that of station sergeant".

4. Section 14(3) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "and may also be appointed or advanced in salary by a commanding officer".

5. Section 15 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following-

"Dismissal.

6.

15. Subject to section 13(1) a police officer may be dismissed under the provisions of this Ordinance or by virtue of the rights reserved by section 38.".

Section 17 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following-

"Interdiction.

17. (1) If the Commissioner considers that the public interest requires that a police officer should cease to exercise the powers and functions of his office forthwith, he may

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