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Civil Defence Act 1986 s 50

s 50 Drunkeness on duty, etc.

50.—(1) Any person who —(a) is drunk on duty; or (b) is drunk when the person reports or should report for duty, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or any other punishment authorised by this Act. (2) For the purposes of this section, a person is deemed to be drunk if, and only if, the person’s faculties are, by reason of being under the influence of intoxicating liquor, a drug or a psychoactive substance, so impaired that —(a) it would be imprudent to entrust the person, or to allow the person to continue, with the discharge of the person’s duties; or (b) the person is unfit for the discharge of the person’s duties.[Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2024]

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