Leeward 6 Predial Larceny (Prevention) No. 6 of 1954.

IsLANDs.
(6) to pay remuneration to, and exercise

control over authorised persons appointed
under the provisions of section 14 in each
declared area;

(c) to employ persons for patrolling or
for guarding property in such declared area
and for serving summonses to witnesses when-
ever they shall consider it expedient to do so;

(d) to offer and pay rewards for informa-

tion leading to the detection and conviction

of any person guilty of pradial larceny or of
receiving stolen predial produce or of being
an accessory whether before or after the fact
to the commission of preedial larceny.
recaiee 9. The funds of each Community
Committee  Committee—

(a) shall comprise of such sums as may
be allocated to it from any vote or contribu-
tion from the general revenue of a Presidency ;
and

(b) shall be applied to the carrying out
of all or any of their powers, functions and
responsibilities under this Act.

Bower of, 10. (1) In the discharge of their functions
Committee to under this Act a Community Committee shall have
examine per- power to summon and examine on oath any person

sa whom the Committee may reasonably suspect—

(a) to have committed or to be about to
commit predial larceny; or

(b) to have received or to be about to
receive stolen preedial produce; or

c) to be an accessory whether before or
after the fact to the commission of predial
larceny ; or - :

(d@) to have conveyed away or to be
about to convey away stolen predial produce;
or
(¢) to be in possession of knowledge the ©

disclosure of which would assist in the
suppression of preedial larceny.