1988
Power of special constables.
Penalty for refusing to appear.
Penalty for refusing to act.
Proviso.
ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1886.
Peace Preservation.
Colony, then and there to be appointed and to act as special constables within the said Colony, so long as the said authority shall remain in force.
Provided that, it shall be lawful for the said Magistrate, if it appears to him upon the oath of any person that there is good and sufficient cause to believe that any person intended to be appointed a special constable is concealing himself in order to avoid service of the summons, or that he is likely to disobey the same, to issue a warrant, in the form of schedule (B) in the first instance for the purpose of bringing before him persons so to be appointed.
2. Every special constable shall have the same powers for the preservation of the peace, the prevention of offences, the apprehension of offenders, and for all other purposes, and the same privileges, protection, and immunities, as the members of the Police Force enrolled under the Police Ordinance, except as to pay and pension, or other reward, and shall be subject to the orders of the Governor, the Magistrates, the Captain Superintendent of Police, and any one or more Justices of the Peace for the Colony, who shall be authorized by the Governor to act in that behalf.
3. Any person required to serve as a special constable under this Ordinance, who shall refuse, or otherwise omit without reasonable excuse, to appear as special constable, shall be liable on summary conviction thereof by a Magistrate to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two months, or to pay a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to both.
4. Any person so appointed a special constable, and called upon to serve, who, without reasonable excuse, shall neglect or refuse to serve and to obey such lawful orders and directions as may be given to him for the performance of the duties of his office, as provided in the third ["second" as amended by Ordinance No. 29 of 1888, (repealed) and by Ordinance No. 18 of 1890] section of this Ordinance, shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two months, or to pay a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to both: Provided always, that no person shall be subject to any penalty under this section who shall be unable to perform the duties of a special constable, by reason of old age, sickness, or other infirmity, proved to the satisfaction of the said Magistrate.
1988
Power of special constables.
Penalty for refusing to appear.
Penalty for refusing to act.
Proviso.
ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1886.
Peace Preservation.
Colony, then and there to be appointed and to act as special constables within the said Colony, so long as the said authority shall remain in force.
Provided that, it shall be lawful for the said Magistrate, if it appears to him upon the oath of any person that there is good and sufficient cause to believe that any person intended to be appointed a special con- stable is concealing himself in order to avoid service of the summons, or that he is likely to disobey the same, to issue a warrant, in the form of schedule (B) in the first instance for the purpose of bringing before him persons so to be appointed.
2. Every special constable shall have the same powers for the preservation of the peace, the prevention of offences, the apprehension of offenders, and for all other purposes, and the same privileges, pro- tection, and immunities, as the members of the Police Force enrolled under the Police Ordinance, except as to pay and pension, or other reward, and shall be subject to the orders of the Governor, the Magis- trates, the Captain Superintendent of Police, and any one or more Justices of the Peace for the Colony, who shall be authorized by the Governor to act in that behalf.
3. Any person required to serve as a special constable under this Ordinance, who shall refuse, or otherwise omit without reasonable excuse, to appear as special constable, shall be liable on summary conviction thereof by a Magistrate to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two months, or to pay a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to both.
4. Any person so appointed a special constable, and called upon to serve, who, without reasonable excuse, shall neglect or refuse to serve and to obey such lawful orders and
directions as may be given to him for the performance of the duties of his office, as provided in the third ["second" as amended by Ordinance No. 29 of 1888, (repealed) and by Ordinance No. 18 of 1890] section of this Ordinance, shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two months, or to pay a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to both: Pro- vided always, that no person shall be subject to any penalty under this section who shall be unable to perform the duties of a special constable, by reason of old age, sickness, or other infirmity, proved to the satisfac- tion of the said Magistrate.
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