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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JUNE, 1887.
Revocation of pension. [Ibid. s. 5.]
Regulations for Govern- ment and discipline.
Departmental orders.
On leaving Force,
accoutrements to be given up.
[No. 9 of 1862, 8. 14.
Penalty for neglect of duty or non-delivery of arms on
quitting Force.
Ibid, s. 15.)
16.
Captain Superin- tendent or Magistrate to punish for breaches of discipline. (Ibid. e. 16.)
Dismissal
misconduct.
for
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granted to any member of the Police Force, and in the event of the Governor in Council determining that a pen- sion shall be granted to any member of the Police Force, to further determine the amount to be paid in respect thereof and the terms on which and the manner in which the same shall be paid.
18. If within three years after the granting of a pension under this Ordinance to any member of the Police Force it be proved to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that the person to whom such pension may have been granted had been guilty of any corrupt practices in the execution of his office either by receiving bribes or by in- ducing or compelling payment directly or indirectly of any valuable consideration to himself or to any other person by way of a bribe or by otherwise acting corruptly in the exe cution of or under color of his office as a member of the Police, then in every such case it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to revoke and annull the grant of such pension (if any be subsisting) or to make such reduction therein as to the said Governor in Council may appear fit.
19. The Captain Superintendent shall from time to time, make such rules or regulations as he shall deem expedient for the general Government and discipline of the Police Force; but such rules or regulations shall have no force or effect until they have been approved by the Governor in Council and published in the Gazette.
20. It shall be the duty of the Captain Superintendent from time to time to make, as he shall think fit, without reference to the Governor, but subject to the Governor's disallowance or revisal, such other departmental orders for the carrying out of the daily routine of the Force, and for regulating the internal economy.thereof.
21. Whenever any subordinate officer or constable shall resign the service, or shall cease to hold and exercise his office, all power and authority vested in him by virtue thereof, shall forthwith cease and determine to all intents and purposes whatever; and every such officer or constable shall deliver over all and every the arms, ammunition, horses, accoutrements, and other appointments whatsoever which shall have been supplied to him in such capacity, to the person and at the time and place to be appointed by the Captain Superintendent; and it shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace to issue his warrant to search for and scize such arms, ammunition, horses, accoutrements, and other appointments which shall not be so delivered over, wheresoever the same shall be found.
22. Whenever any subordinate officer or constable shall be guilty of any neglect or violation of duty in his office, or shall neglect or refuse to obey or execute any warrant lawfully directed to be by him executed, or shall be guilty of any disobedience to any rule or regulation inade under section 19, or of any other misconduct as an officer or constable, or who having duly engaged and bound himself to serve in the Police Force shall desert therefrom, or who being permitted to resign shall not upon ceasing to belong to the force deliver up all arms, accoutrements, and appointments, whatsoever entrusted to him for the performance of his duty, he shall, upon conviction thereof before a Magistrate in a summary manner, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, and in. default of payment thereof, be imprisoned with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months; and every offender shall forfeit all pay during his imprisonment.
23. The Captain Superintendent shall, in cases of breach of discipline or neglect of duty by any constable upon proof thereof to his satisfaction, bave power to order the offender to forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or award imprisonment for any term. not exceeding seven days with forfeiture of pay; or, in his discretion, the Cap- tain Superintendent may bring the offender before a Magis- trate who shall have power to award imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen days with or without hard labour, together with forfeiture of all pay during such im- prisonment.
24. The Governor shall have power upon
the represen- tation of the Captain Superintendent to dismiss any subor- dinate officer or constable for misconduct or neglect of duty, or to approve of the reduction of any Sergeant or Constable to a lower grade or class in the Force.
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