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Section 8

of Police Act 1967

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Section 8

(1)

A Commissioner or Chief Police Officer may, with the approval of the Inspector General, employ persons to serve temporarily as extra police officers of or below the rank of Sergeant Major.

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(2)

An extra police officer shall be deemed to be under engagement to serve from month to month, every such engagement being held to commence on the first and to be terminable on the last day of each successive month.

(3)

An extra police officer may be discharged or may resign on being given or giving, by or to the Commissioner or Chief Police

Officer one month’s notice in writing.

(4)

An extra police officer shall have and may exercise all the powers and privileges of, and shall be subject to the same authority and discipline as, a member of the Force of corresponding rank, and shall obey all lawful directions in respect of the execution of his duties which he may from time to time receive from his superior officers.