The Colonial Police
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X4001300406 |
| Published date | 01 October 1940 |
| Date | 01 October 1940 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
If
the driving of the army officer or the fireman amounted
to negligent driving it is " an injurious act."
The
phrase"
in
combating the
enemy"
seems to imply the actual presence of
the enemy and something done in the course of combat with a
present and actual enemy;
but
the phrase " in repelling an
imagined attack by the
enemy"
might at least cover the
activities of the A.F.S. men on their way to their action
stations.
One wonders whether there is for this purpose any line of
demarcation between offensive forces such as anti-aircraft
batteries, searchlight units, home guards, etc., on the one
hand and defensive forces such as air raid wardens, auxiliary
firemen, etc., on the other hand.
If
so, then it would seem to
follow that the action of the " defensive forces " would not be
"combating the
enemy"
or " repelling an imagined attack."
Arguments on either side can be multiplied and one can
only wait until some judicial interpretation of section 8 of the
Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1939, has been
given to guide those who have to decide whether or not a claim
to a special pension should be allowed upon facts similar to
those set out above.
THE
COLONIAL POLICE
The
following appointments are announced by the Colonial Office:
CLIFTON,
F.
T.
(formerly Chief
Inspector of Police) General duties, Straits Settlements.
HOWE,
R. A. (formerly Chief
In-
spector of Police) . Clerk to District Commissioner or
Magistrate, Northern Rhodesia.
POPPY,
A. J. (Chief Inspector of
Police) Assistant Superintendent of Police,
Kenya.
PURKIS,
L. G. (Sub-Inspector,
Port Police, Ceylon) Assistant Superintendent of Police,
Nigeria.
TURNER,
D.
N. Cadet, Malaya.
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