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[s. 20 cont.]
Failure to report for duty.
Discipline when not called out.
Hong Kong Defence Force.
(4) No sentence of a court martial for the trial of an officer or volunteer, whilst serving in the Colony shall be carried into execution unless confirmed by the Governor.
21. Any officer or volunteer who fails without good and sufficient reason (the proof whereof shall be upon him) to report for duty at any time or place when lawfully ordered so to do shall be guilty of an offence.
22. (1) The Commandant, who shall be the sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause, may, on the advice of the appropriate commanding officer, discharge from the Force any volunteer, who has not been called out, for any offence or misconduct.
(2) Any volunteer who feels aggrieved by such discharge may through the normal service channels appeal to the Governor and the Governor may cancel or confirm such discharge or give such other directions with reference thereto and such determination shall be binding on all persons.
(3) Commanding officers may inflict such summary punishments as are laid down in the regulations to the Ordinance for minor offences committed by volunteers under their command.
(4) (a) If any officer or volunteer, when on duty with the Force or any part thereof, or when wearing the uniform of the Force, commits an offence against this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder he may if he is an officer be placed under arrest by a superior officer and if he is a volunteer be placed under arrest by an officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of the Force, who is his superior in rank;
(b) an officer or volunteer may not be kept under arrest longer than during the period which he would have been on duty with the Force or would be in uniform;
(c) every such arrest shall be forthwith reported to the appropriate commanding officer who will inform the Commandant;
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