Section 46
( 1)
The
Chief
Police
Officer shall determine whether a charge or charges shall be preferred against the
Inspector and, if a charge is to be preferred, the nature of the charge.
(2)
The charge or charges shall be served upon the
Inspector and a notice shall be given to him that he is re
quired, within seven days, to plead guilty or not guilty thereto unequivocally in writing, and to each charge sepa
rately if there is more than one, and that if he desires to plead guilty he may communicate, in writing, any matter which he desires to be taken into consideration in connec
tion therewith.
(3)
If an Inspector pleads not guilty he shall be in
formed that the case will be heard on a date specified, being a date not earlier than seven days from the date of service of the notice.