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Customs and Excise Service

[1989 Ed.

whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) in relation to that warrant card, uniform, arms or other accoutrements or Government property. (Added 66 of 1989 s. 12)

(3) A court or magistrate may on or after convicting a person of an offence under this section order that the convicted person-

(a) return any warrant card, uniform, arms or other accoutrements or Government property which he may have in his possession to the Commissioner; and

(b) pay the sum determined by the court or magistrate as the value of any warrant card, uniform, arms or other accoutrements or Government property which is not returned or, if any property is returned in a damaged state, the sum so determined by the court or magistrate as the amount of the damage to the property, which sum shall be recoverable as a civil debt. (Added 66 of 1989 s. 12)

171. Penalties

Any person who commits an offence under section 17E, 17F, 17FA, 17G or 17H is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(Amended 66 of 1989 s. 13) (Part IIIB added 46 of 1977 s. 8)

PART IV

18. Establishment of fund

WELFARE FUND

There shall be established a fund to be known as the "Customs and Excise Service Welfare Fund" which shall consist of (Amended 46 of 1977 s. 3)

(a) any donations and voluntary contributions thereto;

(b) such sums as may be voted by the Legislative Council;

(c) gifts of money required under paragraph 8(2)(c)(iii) of the Acceptance of Advantages (Governor's Permission) Notice 1981 (Cap.201 p.i) to be disposed of by being paid into the Customs and Excise Service Welfare Fund; (Replaced 40 of 1985 s. 7. Amended 66 of 1989 s. 14)

(d) all fines imposed upon members for disciplinary offences.

(Added 46 of 1977 s. 9)

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