LEEWwarRD
IsLANDS.

Duty of Com-
munity Com-
mittee to in-
form police of
prima facie
evidence of
commission of
offence,

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Powers and
privileges of

" persons em-

ployed to
patrol, etc.

8 Preedial Larceny (Prevention) No. 6 of 1954.

12. Where from the examination of any
person under the provisions of section 10 it
appears toa Community Committee that there is
prima facie evidence of the commission of an
offence they shall make or cause to be made
accordingly a report, either oral or written, to the
police officer in charge of the nearest police station.
In such report there shall be specified—

(a) the name, address or other sufficient
description of the person shown by such
evidence to be the offender;

(6) the name, address or other sufficient
description of every person whom the Com-
mittee are satisfied is in possession of informa-
tion relating to the matter together: with a
summary of such information; and

(c) any other information in the posses-
sion of the Committee relating thereto.

13. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsec-
tion (2) of this section a person employed by a
Community Committee for patrolling or for
guarding property in a declared area in relation to
which such Committee has been established, shall,

' during the course of such employment, have and

exercise all the powers of a police officer; and,
subject to the provisions contained in any law
relating to firearms in the Presidency concerned,
it shall be lawful for a person so employed to be
in possession of a shotgun whilst he is actually
patrolling or guarding property in the course of
his employment or is proceeding to or from the
place where he is required to patrol or guard,

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this
section shall nut apply to any person employed by
a Community Committee for patrolling or guard-
ing property unless— o :

(a) the name of such person has been
submitted to the police officer in charge of the

Division in which the declared area is situate,

before such person has been so employed; and

_ (8) such police officer has notified the
chairman of the Community Committee that