Cap. 389 Art. 17Application of articles 6 to 13 to community officers’ agencies and community officers.

(1) Subject to the provisions contained in this Part the provisions of articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12(1)(b), (c) and (d) and 13

shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to a licence for a community officers’ agency or for a community officer in the same way as they apply to an application for a licence for a private guard agency or for a private guard, as the case may require.

(2) An application for a licence for a community officers’ agency or for a community officer shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. misconduct or abuse of power of community officers according to regulations published by the same Minister which the termination of appointment of the members of the Board, the procedures before the Board, the functions of the Board and ancillary matters.

(4) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed or to hold office as a member of the Board if he:

(a) is a member of the House of Representatives; or

(b) is a member or an official of a Local Council, or

(c) is a Judge or a Magistrate; or

(d) is legally incapacitated; or

(e) has been declared bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors; or

(f) has been convicted of a crime affecting public trust or theft or fraud or of knowingly receiving property obtained by theft or fraud; or

(g) has a financial or other interest in any enterprise or activity which is likely to affect the discharge of his functions as a member of the Board.

(5) The Board shall have the following functions:

(a) to expeditiously inquire into and report on any matter regarding the misconduct or abuse of power of community officers;

(b) to inquire and report on any complaint made to it in writing by a community officer against treatment which the community officer deems prejudicial or discriminatory:

Provided that the Minister may from time to time add to or revise the functions of the Board by means of regulations.