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1982 Ed.]

Police (Discipline) Regulations

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(b) the name of the officer constituting the appropriate

tribunal:

(c) the place of the hearing; and

(d) the time and date of the hearing, which shall not be earlier

than 7 clear days after service of the notice.

(5) (a) Where a charge or charges are to be heard before an appropriate tribunal consisting of a board, a copy of the charge or charges shall be served upon the defaulter together with a notice-

(i) of the names of the persons constituting the board;

(ii) that he is required to plead guilty or not guilty thereto unequivocally in writing and to each charge separately if there is more than one within 7 days of receipt of the charge or charges:

(iii) that if he desires to plead guilty he may forward to the appropriate tribunal in writing any relevant matter which he desires to be taken into consideration.

(b) On receipt of the defaulter's plea. the appropriate tribunal shall fix a date for the hearing of the charge or charges. and shall notify the defaulter thereof, where the plea is one of not guilty, such date shall be a date not earlier than 7 days from the date of service of such notice.

18. (1) If a defaulter objects to the appropriate tribunal on the grounds of partiality or bias, he may, within 7 days after being informed of the manner in which the case shall be heard, apply to the Commissioner----

(a) to direct that the case be heard by a board instead of a

single police officer;

(b) to change any single police officer appointed by him or by a senior police officer or to change a member of the board appointed by him but only on grounds of partiality or bias which shall be fully set out;

(c) to request the Chief Secretary to appoint a board to be the

appropriate tribunal.

(2) Any application under this regulation shall be made in writing, and the hearing shall be stayed pending the determination of the application.

(3) If the Commissioner grants an application under para- graph (1)(a) or (b) he may-

(a) direct that the case be heard by a board appointed by him

instead of by a single police officer; or

(b) appoint another appropriate tribunal as though no earlier

appointment had been made by him.

Objection to tribunal.

L.N. 308 82.

L. N. 308 82.