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CAP. 232]

Police Force

[1984 Ed.

Punishment

of non- commissioned

officers and constables.

Threatening or insulting another officer of senior or equal rank.

Conviction of police officer..

610f198859

32. Any non-commissioned officer or constable found guilty of an offence against discipline under regulations made under section 45 and required to resign or dismissed for failure to do so, shall not receive salary in lieu of notice.

33. [Repealed, 42 of 1977, s. 9}

(Replaced, 42 of 1977, s. 8)

34. Any police officer who threatens or insults another officer of senior or equal rank when such other officer is on duty or when such threat or insult relates to or is consequent on the discharge of duty by the officer so threatened or insulted, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $500 or to imprisonment for 1 year.

35-36. [Repealed, 42 of 1977, s. 9]

37. (1) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to exempt any police officer from being proceeded against by the ordinary course of law when accused of any offence punishable under any other Ordinance or law.

(2) No police officer who has been acquitted by a court of any crime or offence shall be tried departmentally on the same charge.

(3) A sentence passed upon a police officer subject to this Ordinance shall be in no respect affected by such officer ceasing to be subject to this Ordinance by discharge or otherwise.

(4) No pay or allowance shall be payable to any police officer following the date of the finding by a court in criminal proceedings that a charge against such officer in respect of a criminal offence has been proved against him unless the approval of the Commissioner of such payment be given. (Amended, 12 of 1982, s. 8 )

(5) A police officer in respect of whom a court has found in criminal proceedings that a charge against him in respect of a criminal offence has been proved and whose appeal or other application for review of those proceedings is not allowed or is abandoned or withdrawn, may be dismissed, compulsorily retired with pension, gratuity or other-allowances, without-such-benefits-or- with-reduced benefits, reduced or reverted in rank or subjected to a lesser punishment (Amended, 12 of 1982, s. 8)

(a) by the Governor in the case of an inspector who has been confirmed in his appointment, subject to any conditions of his appointment; and

(b) by the Commissioner in the case of

(i) an inspector who has not been confirmed in his appointment; or

(ii) a non-commissioned officer; or

(iii) a police constable:

Provided that an inspector shall not be reduced or reverted to a rank lower than inspector.