war
from a fort or battery within his Government. or
salutes are fired on the occasions specified in Colonial Regulation 119.
Such
15.2
A Governor absent from his Territory, otherwise than on a special mission expressly authorised by Her Majesty's Government, is not entitled to receive any salute or to fly any flag, and should decline all salutes or other official recognitions of a royal character offered to him (Colonial Regulation 122).
15.3
The salutes to which Royal personages or the President of a republic are entitled are laid down in Queen's Regulations.
16.
GUARDS OF HONOUR
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16.1
16.2
A Governor is generally received by a Guard of Honour composed of regular troops, volunteers, or police, on first arrival in the Territory, at the opening of each session of the Legislative Council, and on other special occasions.
On the Governor's arrival a Royal Salute is given and if there is a band the first six bars of the National Anthem
are played. The Governor acknowledges the Salute, his staff meanwhile standing to attention but not saluting. After the Royal Salute has been given and the guard has sloped arms and ordered arms, the officer commanding the guard comes. forward and salutes the Governor, who returns the salute,
and then proceeds to inspect the guard. The officer commanding the guard walks beside the Governor, who is always nearest to the rank of the guard which he is inspecting. The Aide-de-Camp, if any, walks six paces behind the Governor, other senior officers also following behind. The Governor proceeds from the right of the front rank to the left, then from the left to the right of the second rank. The rear rank and the band, if any, and
officers and non-commissioned officers not in the ranks are
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