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CurrentSuspension from office
Part 3Appointment and classification and tenure of office
17 Suspension from office
(1)
The
Committee may suspend an officer charged with a serious offence from office until the charge has been heard and determined.
(2)
An officer shall, unless the Committee otherwise determines, be entitled to salary during the period of suspension.
(3)
Where the Committee determines that a suspended officer should not receive salary during a period of suspension but the officer is found not guilty of the offence, the officer shall be paid full salary in respect of the period of suspension.
(4)
In this section—
serious offence means an indictable offence or an offence punishable by imprisonment of one year or more.
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