981. Clothing and hand book of officers leaving the force. [§ 12, Act V, 1861].
- The clothing and hand-books of all ranks, who are supplied with clothing at the cost of the Provincial Government, leaving the force by resignation, discharge, dismissal or death, and of Assistant Sub-Inspectors and head constables promoted to the rank of Sub-Inspector, shall be returned into store. A committee shall be held as laid down in regulation 972, and the clothing classified by the Superintendent as new, serviceable or unserviceable and the hand-books amended accordingly. New and serviceable clothing shall be taken into stock and entered in the appropriate receipt side of the register of receipts and issues of clothing, quoting the committee number. Clothing of Assistant Sub-Inspectors, head constables, naiks and constables granted leave for more than four months shall be dealt with similarly. Unserviceable clothing and the clothing of those who have suffered from infectious diseases shall invariably be destroyed.
