Section 5
Preliminary proceedings
of Royal Brunei Police Force (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations, 2021
(1)
The senior police officer shall be notified in writing by the Chairman of the Commission of the grounds, which shall be reduced to a charge or charges, upon which it is intended for disciplinary action to be taken aiainst him and he shall be given 14 working days within which to exculpate himself in writing.
(2)
The Commission may, after considering the case made against the senior police officer, his reply thereto and the result of the investigation, if any, if it is of the opinion that -
(a)
the allegation has been proved, recommend to His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan the imposition of penalty such as stoppage or deferment of increment, fine, reprimand or a combination of such penalties;
(b)
the result of the investigation discloses grounds for doing so, recommend to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan that the senior police officer retires in the public interest with the present rank or with a reduction in rank without further proceedings under these Regulations, with or without reduction in retirement benefits; or
(c)
the subject of the complaint warrant proceedings with a view to reduction in rank, dismissal or both, cause proceedings to be taken under regulation 6.
(3)
Where the senior police officer -
(a)
admits to the charge or charges or any one of the charges; or
(b)
fails to furnish an exculpatory statement within the time specified in sub-regulation (I), the Commission shall proceed to determine the matter as it may think fit.