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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 31, 1911.
Revenue Officers.
l'enalty for refusing or
Revenue Officers.
66.-(1.) The Superintendent may grant to any person approved by him a warrant in the Form No. 12 in the Third Schedule to this Ordinance to act as a revenue officer under this Ordinance.
(2.) The Superintendent shall have power to withdraw at any time any warrant so granted by him.
(3.) Every revenue officer shall be supplied with a suitable badge of office which shall be returned to the Superintendent when the warrant is withdrawn.
(4.) Every such revenue officer shall be deemed to be a public officer.
(5.) Every native revenue officer shall, before appoint- ment, he examined and approved by the Superintendent and Principal Civil Medical Otheer, and having been so examined and approved according to the Forms in the Fifth Schedule to this Ordinance shall go before a Magistrate and answer the questions, and subscribe and take the oath or make the declaration in the Sixth Schedule to this Ordinance
(C.) Every native revenue officer shall engage and bind himself to serve in that office for the term of three years, during which term he shall not be at liberty to re-ign his office or to withdraw himself from the duties thereof, except as is hereinafter provided.
(7.) In case any native revenue officer who has com- pleted his period of three years' service is desirous of continuing to serve in the same capacity, he shall be at liberty to engage and bind himself for a further term of three years on similar terms and conditions and shall take the oath or make the declaration prescribed by sub- section (5) of this section: Provided always that his re- enlistment is approved by the Superintendent.
(8.) The Governor is hereby empowered to grant to any native revenue officer who is re-enlisted under sub- section (7) a sum by way of bonus not exceeding one hundred dollars.
(9.) Any native revenue officer shall be entitled to claim his discharge at any time on his giving to the Superintendent three months' notice of his wish to with- draw and paying a sum equivalent to two months' pay for aech unexpired year of his term of appointment: Pro- vided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor to remit the whole or any part of the said sum.
(10.) Whenever any native revenue officer, having duly engaged and bound himself to serve in that office, deserts therefrom or refuses to perform his duty therein, he shall on summary conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding six months.
(11.) Any native revenue officer imprisoned under the preceding sub-section, shall forfeit all pay during his imprisonment.
(12.) The Superintendent shall, in case of breach of discipline or neglect of duty by any native revenue officer, on proof thereof to his satisfaction, have power to order the offender to forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars.
(13.) All sums forfeited under the preceding sub-section shall be paid into the Treasury and shall be applied to such purposes in connection with the Imports and Exports Office as the Governor may from time to time direct,
(14.) Every revenue officer when acting against any per- son under this Ordinance shall declare his office and produce his badge of office to the person against whom he is acting.
(15.) Any revenue officer who refuses or neglects without reasonable cause to return his badge to the Superintendent neglecting to in contravention of this Ordinance shall be liable to a fine return badge.
not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
Powers of police officers.
67.—(1.) All police officers shall have the powers of a revenue officer under this Ordinance.
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