Arms, accoutrements, etc., to be delivered up on ceasing to belong to the Department

(1) When a member of the Department ceases to belong to the Department he shall before leaving deliver up to the person appointed by the Commissioner for that purpose or to the officer in charge of police at the place at which he was last stationed all arms, ammunition, uniform and appointments which have been supplied to him and which are the property of the government. Arms, 12 Police Act (1A) When a member of the Department dies, his family or the person in whose possession police issued arms, ammunition and accoutrements supplied to him, and which are the property of the Government, shall deliver those items to the nearest police station. (2) Any member of the Department failing to deliver up any such property as required by this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months, and in addition may be liable to pay the value of the property not delivered up which value shall be ascertained by a magistrate and shall be recoverable as a fine. (3) The court may issue a warrant to search for and seize all such property which have not been so delivered up.