THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST MAY, 1898.
up sedition, or desert Her Majesty's service, or are guilty of crimes and offences to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, be brought to a more exemplary and speedy punishment than the usual forms of the law will allow :
449
A.D. 1898.
And whereas the Army Act will expire in the year one thousand eight hundred 44 & 45 Vict. c. 38. and ninety-eight on the following days:
(a.) In the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, on the
thirtieth day of April; and
(b.) Elsewhere in Europe, inclusive of Malta, a'so in the West Indies and America,
on the thirty-first day of July; and
(c.) Elsewhere, whether within or without Her Majesty's dominions, on the thirty-
first day of December:
Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :-
1. This Act may be cited as the Army (Annual) Act, 1898. 2.-(1.) The Army Act shall be and remain in force during the periods herein- after mentioned, and no longer, unless otherwise provided by Parliament; that is to say,
(a.) Within the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, from
the thirtieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight to the thirtieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, both inclusive;
and
(6.) Elsewhere in Europe, inclusive of Malta, also in the West Indies and America, from the thirty-first day of July one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight to the thirty-first day of July one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, both inclusive; and
(c.) Elsewhere, whether within or without Her Majesty's dominions, from the thirty-first day of December one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight to the thirty-first day of December one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, both inclusive; and the day from which the Army Act is continued in any place by this Act is in relation to that place referred to in this Act as the commencement of this Act.
(2.) The Army Act, while in force, shall apply to persons subject to military law, whether within or without Her Majesty's dominions.
(3.) A person subject to military law shall not be exempted from the provisions of the Army Act by reason only that the number of the forces for the time being in the service of Her Majesty, exclusive of the marine forces, is either greater or less than the number herein-before mentioned.
Short title.
Army Act
(44 & 45 Vict. c. 58.)
to be in force for specified times.
of billeting.
3. There shall be paid to the keeper of a victualling house for the accommodation Prices in respect provided by him in pursuance of the Army Act the prices specified in the schedule to this Act.
Amendment of Army Act.
4. In section one hundred and fifty-four of the Army Act after the words "in the Amendment of 44 United Kingdom to a Secretary of State," in each place where they occur, shall be & 45 Vict. c. 58. inserted the words “ or as he may direct."
s. 154.
SCHEDULE.
Accommodation to be provided.
Lodging and attendance for soldier where hot meal furnished.
Hot meal as specified in Part I. of the Second Schedule to the
Army Act.
Breakfast as so specified
Where no bot meal furnished, lodging and attendance, and candles, vinegar, salt, and the use of fire, and the necessary utensils for dressing and eating his meat.
Maximum Price.
Fourpence per night.
One shilling and threepenee halfpenny
cach.
One penny halfpenny each.
Fourpence per day.
Ten pounds of oats, twelve pounds of hay, and eight pounds of One shilling and ninepence per day.
straw per day for each horse.
Lodging and attendance for officer
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Two shillings per night.
Note-An officer shall pay for his food.