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(2) All such fines shall be paid into the Treasury and shall be applied to such purposes as the Governor may from time to time direct.
8. Every watchman who deserts from his employment may be removed from the watchmen's register and if so removed shall forfeit any right to any moneys that may be standing to his credit in the hands of the Commissioner of Police.
Desertion.
removal
9. In any case other than those specified in sections 7 and 8 the Commissioner of Police may remove any person from the watchmen's register, subject to an appeal to the Governor in Council.
General power of removal
10. Subject to an appeal to the Governor in Council, the Commissioner of Police may refuse to permit any person to register himself in the watchmen's register.
Admission to the watchmen's register.
11. Every police watchman shall while acting in the discharge of his duties as a watchman have the same powers of arrest as a police officer.
Power of arrest.
12. No watchman other than a private watchman entitled before 1st June, 1928, to be registered both under this Ordinance and the Money-lenders Ordinance, 1911, shall act as a money-lender or take any part in the business of any money-lender or share in the profits of any such business.
Watchmen not to be money-lenders.
Ordinance No. 16 of 1911.
13. It shall be lawful for any police officer who is authorized thereto by the Commissioner of Police, either generally or in a particular case, to enter any place and to search any vessel (not being or having the status of a ship of war) in or on board which such police officer has reason to believe that an unregistered watchman is employed, and to search such place or vessel and to do everything which may be reasonably necessary in order to make such search effective.
Search.
14. Every sum of money payable under the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder shall be recoverable in the same manner as Crown rents are recovered upon a certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Treasurer.
Recovery of sums payable.
† As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
WATCHMEN.
No. 6 of 1928.
1737
(2) All such fines shall be paid into the Treasury and shall be applied to such purposes as the Governor may from time to time direct.
8. Every watchman who deserts from his employment may Desertion. be removed from the watchmen's register and if so removed shall forfeit any right to any moneys that may be standing to his credit in the hands of the Commissioner of Police.
removal
9. In any case other than those specified in sections 7 and 8 General the Commissioner of Police may remove any person from the power of watchmen's register, subject to an appeal to the Governor in from the Council.
10. Subject to an appeal to the Governor in Council, the Commissioner of Police may refuse to permit any person to register himself in the watchmen's register.
watchmen's register.
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Admission
to the watchmen's * register.
11. Every police watchman shall while acting in the Power of discharge of his duties as a watchman have the same powers of arrest. arrest as a police officer.
not to be
money-
12. No watchman other than a private watchman entitled Watchmen before 1st June, 1928, to be registered both under this Ordinance and the Money-lenders Ordinance, 1911, shall act as a money-lender or take any part in the business of any money- lender or share in the profits of any such business.
lenders. Ordinance
No. 16 of 1911.
13. It shall be lawful for any police officer who is authorized Search. thereto by the Commissioner of Police, either generally or in a particular case, to enter any place and to search any vessel (not being or having the status of a ship of war) in or on board which such police officer has reason to believe that an unregistered watchman is employed, and to search such place or vessel and to do everything which may be reasonably necessary in order to make such search effective.
14. Every sum of money payable under the provisions of Recovery
of sums this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder shall be
payable. recoverable in the same manner as Crown rents are recovered upon a certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Treasurer.
† As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
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