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Police Force.

PART III.

DISCIPLINE AND DUTIES.

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officers

lawful

27. Every police officer shall obey all lawful orders of Police his superior officers whether given verbally or in writing and to obey shall obey and conform to police regulations and orders orders. made under this Ordinance.

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of non-com-

28. (1) Any non-commissioned officer or constable who Punishment is found guilty by an appropriate tribunal of any of the missioned following-

(a) absence from duty without leave or good cause; (b) sleeping on duty;

(c) conduct to the prejudice of good order and dis-

cipline;

(d) cowardice in the performance of duty;

(e) disobedience of police regulations, or any police

orders, whether written or verbal;

(f) insubordination;

(g) being unfit for duty through intoxication;

(h) neglect of duty or orders;

(i) malingering;

(j) in the course of his duty making a statement which.

is false in a material particular;

(k) unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority result- ing in loss or injury to any other person or to Government;

(1) wilful destruction or negligent loss of or injury to

government property;

(m) conduct calculated to bring the public service into

disrepute ;

shall be liable to be punished by such tribunal with-

(i) reduction in rank or class;

(ii) forfeiture of not more than one month's pay except in the case of absence without good cause, when forfeiture of pay shall extend to the period of absence in addition to any other punishment inflicted. In lieu of or in addition to either of the aforesaid punishments any such non-commissioned officer may be dismissed from the police force by the Commis- sioner and in such case shall be reduced to the ranks before dismissal or he may be ordered by the Commissioner to resign forthwith and if he fails to do so may be dismissed,

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officers and constables.

29 of 1950, 8.10.

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