Section 17
Arms, accoutrements, etc., to be delivered up on ceasing to belong to the Force
When a police officer ceases to be a member of the Force he shall forthwith deliver to the person appointed by the Inspector General for that purpose, or to the police officer in charge of any part of the
Force at the place at which he was last stationed, his certificate of appointment and all arms, ammunition, accoutrements, uniform and other equipment which have been supplied to him and which are public property:
Provided that the Inspector General may, subject to any Rules made under this Act, in special cases authorize the retention of specific articles, other than arms and ammunition, on such conditions as may be prescribed by Standing Orders.
(2)
Any police officer who having ceased to be a member of the
Force, without good cause fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding *five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both, and, in addition thereto, shall be liable to pay the value of the property not delivered up, and such value may be ascertained by the court in a summary manner and shall be recoverable as a fine.
(3)
In sections 15 and 16 and this section the expression “police officer” includes all persons appointed or engaged for police duties under this Act; and the expression “the Force” includes all bodies established or raised for police duties under this Act.
Police officers subject to provisions applicable to public officers