Section 99Part 6 — Discipline
Trial and punishment of offences against discipline for police officers other than the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner
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Any offence against discipline not arising from a complaint made by a member of the public may be inquired into and dealt with by the Commissioner, or any other police officer authorised by the Commissioner.
The Commissioner shall have the power to impose any one or more of the following punishments —
reprimand;
severe reprimand;
a fine not exceeding ten days' pay;
reduction in rank or seniority; and
discharge, that is immediate termination of service and of membership of the Service.
Where the Commissioner authorises a police officer to inquire into and deal with an offence against discipline, that officer shall have power to impose the following punishments —
reprimand; and
a fine not exceeding five days' pay.
A police officer shall not be convicted of an offence against discipline unless the charge has been read and inquired into in that police officer's presence and the police officer has been given sufficient opportunity to make the police officer's defence to the charge.
Where the Commissioner authorises a police officer to inquire into and deal with an offence against discipline, the Commissioner may review those disciplinary proceedings.
Upon review, the Commissioner, if the Commissioner thinks that such proceedings ought to be revised, may —
quash the finding;
alter the finding and find the accused guilty of another offence;
with or without altering the finding —
reduce or increase the punishment; and
with or without such reduction or increase, alter the nature of the punishment; or
remit the proceedings to the police officer who heard them, or to another police officer, for re-hearing.
The Commissioner shall not —
impose any punishment which the police officer who conducted the proceedings was not empowered to impose; or
increase any punishment without giving the person to be punished an opportunity of making representations either orally or in writing as the Commissioner may decide.
A police officer upon whom a punishment is inflicted which entitles that police officer to appeal under section 101 shall, at the time when such punishment is imposed, be informed of that police officer's right of appeal.