Section 41

Any fine imposed on any one occasion shall not exceed an amount equivalent to seven days’ emoluments of the officer concerned.

If an officer is fined on more than one occasion in any calendar month, the aggregate of the fines imposed on him in that month shall not exceed an amount equivalent to forty-five per cent of his monthly emoluments.

Where the punishment is imposed as a consequence of the officer being absent from duty without leave or without prior permission or without reasonable cause, any forfeiture of the officer’s emoluments shall, unless otherwise decided by the appropriate Disciplinary Committee, be calculated by having regard to the actual period the officer is absent.

The punishment of a fine or forfeiture of emoluments shall not be imposed on an officer who was absent without leave or without prior permission or without reasonable cause where the officer’s emoluments has been forfeited, in respect of such absence from duty, under regulation 26.

All fines or forfeitures of emoluments shall be deducted from the officer’s monthly emoluments and shall be paid into the revenue of the statutory body.

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