THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH MARCH, 1893.
6. (1) Subject as hereinafter mentioned any volunteer may except on actual military service quit his corps on complying with the following conditions:-
(i) giving to the Commanding Officer of his corps four- teen days' notice in writing of his intention to quit the corps;
(ii) delivering up in good order (fair wear aud tear only excepted) all arms, clothing and appoint- ments being public property or property of the corps issued to him; and
(iii) paying all money due or becoming due by him under the rules of his corps either before or at the time or by reason of his quitting it, and thereupon he shall be struck out of the muster roll of the corps by the Commanding Officer.
(2) If any volunteer gives such notice and the Command- ing Officer refuses to strike him out of the muster roll and the volunteer considers himself aggrieved thereby the volun- teer may appeal to a Magistrate who shall hear and detor- mine the appeal and may for the purposes thereof administer oaths and examine any person as a witness, and, if it appears to such Magistrate that the arms, clothing and appointments issued to the volunteer being public property or property of his corps have been delivered up in good order (fair wear and tear only excepted), or that he has paid or is ready to pay sufficient compensation for any damages that such articles may have sustained, and that all moneys due or becoming due by him under this Ordinance or under the rules of his corps either before or at the time of or by reason of his quitting it have been paid, such Magistrate may order the Commanding Officer forthwith to strike such volunteer out of the muster roll of his corps and such determination shall be binding on all persons.
7. Whenever any volunteers are on actual military service or are undergoing drill exercise or inspection together with Her Majesty's regular forces or are voluntarily doing duty together with such forces, they and their officers shall, subject to regulations under this Ordinance, be under the command of the officers of Her Majesty's regular forces so nevertheless that the volunteers shall, when the circums- tances of the service admit, be led by their own officers under such command.
8. An Annual Inspection of every Volunteer Corps shall be held by a General or Field Officer of Her Majesty's Army. Provided that this section shall not apply to Coast Defence Volunteers under Part VI of this Ordinauce.
9. The Governor in Council may by regulations declare what is requisite to entitle a volunteer to be deemed an effi- cient volunteer by defining for that purpose the extent of attendance at drill to be given by the Volunteer and the course of instruction to be gone through by him and the degree of proficiency in drill and instruction to be attained by him and his corps, such proficiency to be judged of by the in- specting officer at the annual inspection of the corps or otherwise as prescribed.
10. The Governor may disband or discontinue the ser- vices of any Volunteer Corps or any part thereof whenever it seems to him expedient to do so.
11. (1) The Governor may at any time assemble a Court of Enquiry composed of officers or other members of the Volunteer Corps or of both to enquire into any matter relativo to any Volunteer Corps or to any officer or volunteer and to record the facts and circumstances ascertained on such enquiry, and if required to report on the same for his information.
(2) The Commanding Officer of a Volunteer Corps may at any time assemble a Court of Enquiry composed either of officers and volunteers belonging to the corps or of such officers or of such volunteers to enquire into any matter relative to the corps or any volunteer and to record the facts and circumstances ascertained on such enquiry and if required to report on the same for the information and assistance of the Commanding Officer.
12. The Governor in Council may make regulations re- specting anything in this Ordinance directed or authorised to be done or provided by regulation and also such regulations as may seem fit (not being inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Ordinance) respecting-
(a) The appointment, promotion and rank of officers. (b) The assembling and proceedings of Courts of
Enquiry.
Power for volunteer to quit corps Un conditions.
Volunteers to be under command of officers of regular forces.
Annual inspection.
Requisites of efficiency to be declared by Governor.
Disbanding of corps.
Courts of Enquiry.
Power for Governor
to make regulations for govern- ment of Volunteer
Force.
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