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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 14, 1921.
Short title and con- struction.
Ordinance No. 2 of 1920.
Repeal of Ordinance No. 2 of 1920, s. 8.
Repeal of Ordinance No. 2 of 1920, s. 10, and
substitution
of new section.
Repeal of Ordinance No. 2 of 1920, s 11, and substi- tution of
new sectiD.
Ordinance No. 2 of 1920. First Schedule.
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HONGKONG.
No. 2 of 1921.
I assent to this Ordinance.
R. E. STUBBS, Governor.
14th January, 1921.
An Ordinance to amend the Volunteer Ordi-
nance, 1920.
[14th January, 1921.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Volunteer Ordinance, 1921, and shall be read and construed as one with the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, hereinafter called the principal Ordinance, and the said Ordinance and this Ordinance may be cited together as the Volun- teer Ordinances, 1920 and 1921.
2. Section 8 of the principal Ordinauce is repealed.
3. Section 10 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and the following section is substituted therefor :-
Courts of 10. The General Officer Commanding the inquiry.
Troops, withi the approval of the Governor, may at any time assemble a court of inquiry. comprised of officers of any volunteer corps to inquire into any matter relative to the corps or to any officer or volunteer, and to record the facts and circumstances ascertained on such inquiry, and, if so required, to report on the same for the information of the General Officer Commanding the Troops.
4. Section 11 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and the following section is substituted therefor :- Regulations. 11. The General Officer Commanding the
Troops may, with the approval of the Governor after consultation with the Administrative Commandant, make re- gulations respecting the constitution, general government, discipline and training of any volunteer corps, and in particular respecting :-
(a) conditions of efficiency;
(b) appointment, promotion and rank
of officers; and
(e) assembling and proceedings of
courts of inquiry.
5. The regulations contained in the First Schedule to the principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance, shall continue to be in force after the commencement of this Ordinance except in so far as they may be rescind- ed or amended or added to by any regulations made under section 11 of the principal Ordinance, as enacted by scetion 4 of this Ordinance.
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