THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH MARCH, 1888.
Now, therefore, the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, in pursuance of the powers conferred on them by the Superannuation Act, 1887, and of every other power enabling them in this behalf, do hereby make the following rules:-
In these rules :-
1. (a.) The expression "non-effective pay," shall mean any half-pay or retired Definitions. pay, or other payment granted by Parliament for officers in Her Majesty's naval or land forces, on account of past service in some portion of those forces, but does not include rewards for distinguished or meritorious service, nor pensions for wounds.
(b.) The expression "civil employment of profit under any public department," means any employment the profits of which are derived from any of the following funds which are hereby declared to be public funds, viz. :-
a. The Consolidated Fund.
b. Money voted by Parliament, or receipts taken in reduction of such money.
c. Land or hereditary revenues of the Crown.
d. Crown revenue of the Channel Islands.
e.. Mercantile Marine Fund.
f. Funds of Greenwich or Chelsea Hospital.
g. Any other fund which, either from its being administered by a public department, or from its receiving a contribution out of any of the above- mentioned funds, the Treasury may from time to time determine to be a public fund;
but does not include any such employment as the Treasury, having regard to the regulations of the Admiralty and the War Departinent, determine to be a naval or military employment.
(c.) The expression "naval" shall include "marine," and the expression "navy shall include the marines.
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(d.) The expression "officer" shall mean any officer who holds or has retired from a commission in any of the Imperial forces, or who has retired with a gratuity or upon non-effective pay, whether he have commuted such non-effective pay or not.
(e.) The expression "Imperial forces" means Her Majesty's Imperial, naval, or land forces.
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(f.) The expression "Colonial Government means the government of any Colony, and includes the Government of Cyprus.
(9.) Other expressions have the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act, 1887.
I.-ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE.
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2. An officer who is on the half-pay or retired list, or who has commuted his non- Consent to be effective pay, or retired from the Imperial forces with a gratuity, before accepting any obtained for civil or civil employment of profit under any public department or any employment of profit foreign employment. under the Government of any British Possession, or any employment under the Govern- ment of any foreign State, shall obtain the consent of the Admiralty or the War De- partment, as the case may be, and the continuance of such consent shall be a condition of his holding such employment; and such consent, when given, and a withdrawal of such consent, shall be communicated by the giver to the Treasury.
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3. If any officer fail to obtain such consent, or if he continues to hold such employ- Penalty for non- ment after the consent is withdrawn, he shall be liable to have his non-effective pay observance Rule 2. suspended or reduced, either permanently or temporarily, according as the Treasury may direct, and if he have commuted such pay or retired with a gratuity, shall be liable to pay to Her Majesty the amount of commutation money or gratuity, or such portion thereof as the Treasury may direct.
II-RECEIPT of NAVAL or MILITARY NON-EFFECTIVE PAY by an OFFICER holding a
CIVIL EMPLOYMENT of PROFIT.
4. If any such officer as is mentioned in Rule 2 accept any civil employment of Abatement from profit under any public department (other than in 1ler Majesty's Household), and such civil emoluments, officer either continues whilst holding the said employment to draw any non-effective
pay, or has commuted such pay, or has retired with a gratuity from Navy or Army funds, the profits of his civil employment shall be subject to abatement under the follow- ing conditions: