Police Act (Cap. 164)
Police Act (Cap. 164), article 16
16. It shall be lawful for the Prime Minister on the recommendation
of the Public Service Commission to remove from his office at a ny
time a police officer who -
(a) has not given any indicatio n of being or has ceased to
be an efficient police officer; or
(b) is incapable by reason of some infirmity of mind or
body of discharging the duties of his office when such
infirmity is likely to be permanent; or
(c) it is considered, having regard to the conditions of the
Force, the usefulness of the officer thereto, and all the
circumstances of the case, that he should in the public
interest no longer serve as a member of the Force; or
(d) owing to the influence, consumption or abuse of
alcohol or any drug, whether alone or in combination
with any other circumstances, is unfit to be entrusted
with his duty or with any duty which he may be called
upon to perform, or may, in any way whatsoever, be of
discredit to the Force; or
(e) refuses, without a valid reaso n, to be tested as mentioned
in article 13(2).
Uniforms and
stores.
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