CAP. 331]
Immigration Service
[1984 Ed.
Disciplinary offences by
certain members of Service.
8.
(1) Any assistant immigration officer and any member of the Service having a rank lower than that of assistant immigration officer who is found guilty by an assistant director of immigration of any of the following, namely--
(a) absence from duty without leave or good cause;
(b) sleeping on duty;
(c) conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline;
(d) disobedience of orders:
(e) insubordination;
(f) neglect of duty or orders;
(g) being unfit for duty by reason of intoxication;
(h) in the course of duty, making a statement which is false in a material particular:
(i) unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority resulting in loss or injury to any person or to the Government;
(j) wilfully or negligently damaging or destroying or negligently losing any Government property;
(k) conduct calculated to bring the public service into disrepute.
shall be liable to be punished by such assistant director of immigration with any one or more of the following punishments-
(i) reduction in rank:
(ii) caution, warning, reprimand or severe reprimand;
(iii) forfeiture of not more than 1 week's pay, save that, in the case of absence without leave or good cause for more than 1 week, pay may be forfeited for a period of not more than the period of such absence from duty;
(iv) performance of extra duties for a period not exceeding 12 hours nor exceeding 6 hours in any week;
(v) stoppage of increment for a period not exceeding 12 months.
(2) Any member of the Service aggrieved by any finding of or punishment imposed by an assistant director of immigration under the provisions of subsection (1) may, within 14 days from the date thereof, appeal to the Director.
(3) Upon any such appeal, the Director may confirm, reverse or vary such finding or punishment:
Provided that he shall not impose any punishment other than a punishment which an assistant director of immigration is authorized to impose under the provisions of subsection (1).
(4) In the event of any such appeal, the punishment against the imposition of which, or imposed on the finding against which, the appeal is made shall be suspended pending the determination of the appeal.
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CAP. 331]
Immigration Service
[1984 Ed.
Disciplinary offences by
certain members of Service.
8.
(1) Any assistant immigration officer and any member of the Service having a rank lower than that of assistant immigration officer who is found guilty by an assistant director of immigration of any of the following, namely--
(a) absence from duty without leave or good cause;
(b) sleeping on duty;
(c) conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline;
(d) disobedience of orders:
(e) insubordination;
(f) neglect of duty or orders;
(g), being unfit for duty by reason of intoxication;
(h) in the course of duty, making a statement which is false in a
material particular:
(i) unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority resulting in
loss or injury to any person or to the Government;
(/) wilfully or negligently damaging or destroying or negli-
gently losing any Government property;
(k) conduct calculated to bring the public service into
disrepute.
shall be liable to be punished by such assistant director of immigra- tion with any one or more of the following punishments-
(i) reduction in rank:
(ii) caution, warning, reprimand or severe reprimand;
(iii) forfeiture of not more than 1 week's pay, save that, in the case of absence without leave or good cause for more than 1 week, pay may be forfeited for a period of not more than the period of such absence from duty;
(iv) performance of extra duties for a period not exceeding 12
hours nor exceeding 6 hours in any week;
(v) stoppage of increment for a period not exceeding 12
months.
(2) Any member of the Service aggrieved by any finding of or punishment imposed by an assistant director of immigration under the provisions of subsection (1) may, within 14 days from the date thereof, appeal to the Director.
(3) Upon any such appeal, the Director may confirm, reverse or vary such finding or punishment:
Provided that he shall not impose any punishment other than a punishment which an assistant director of immigration is authorized to impose under the provisions of subsection (1).
(4) In the event of any such appeal, the punishment against the imposition of which, or imposed on the finding against which, the appeal is made shall be suspended pending the determination of the appeal.
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