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Police Force (Amendment) Act 1993

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Police Force (Amendment) Act 1993

No. 14 of 1993
Certified on: 5.5.93

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1. Interpretation (Amendment of Section 1).
2. Penalties (Amendment of Section 45).
3. Dealing with serious offences (Amendment of Section 46).
4. Repeal of Subdivision IV.7.D.
5. Repeal of Section 60.
6. Repeal and replacement of Section 61.

"61. DISMISSAL".

7. Savings and transitional.

AN ACT

entitled

Police Force (Amendment) Act 1993,

Being on Act to amend the Police Force Act (Chapter 65),

MADE by the National Parliament.

1. INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1).

Section 1(1) of the Principal Act is amended by repealing the definitions of "Police Appeal Tribunal" and "the Police Appeal Tribunal".

2. PENALTIES (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 45).

Section 45 of the Principal Act is amended by repealing Subsections (4) and (5).

3. DEALING WITH SERIOUS OFFENCES (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 46).

Section 46(5) of the Principal Act is repealed and is replaced with the following:-

"(5) The Commissioner shall notify a member of a punishment imposed on him or a recommendation made concerning him under Subsection (4).".

4. REPEAL OF SUBDIVISION IV. 7. D.

Submission IV. 7. D (Section 47 to 52 inclusive) of the Principal Act is repealed.

5. REPEAL OF SECTION 60.

Section 60 of the Principal Act is repealed.

6. REPEAL AND REPLACEMENT OF SECTION 61.

Section 61 of the Principal Act is repealed and is replaced with the following:-

"61. DISMISSAL.
Where, under this Division, the dismissal of a member of the Regular Constabulary is recommended to the Commissioner and in the case of a recommendation for the dismissal of a commissioned officer, the dismissal has been approved by the Minister, the Commissioner shall dismiss the member".

7. SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL.

The provisions of this Act shall not apply to disciplinary proceedings under Division IV.7 of the Principal Act, commenced before the date of coming into operation of this Act and not completed by that date, and the provisions of the Principal Act otherwise amended or repealed by this Act are saved to the extent necessary to give effect to this section.

I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Police Force (Amendment) Act 1993 which has been made by the National Parliament.

Clerk of the National Parliament.

I hereby certify that the Police Force (Amendment) Act 1993 was made by the National Parliament on 5 May 1993.

Speaker of the National Parliament.