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and bona fide cause and (ii) that such person
used reasonable diligence in undergoing the
annual training up to the time of his quitting
the corps.
Section 17 of the principal Ordinance provides that when
a volunteer corps is on actual military service, or is doing
duty with His Majesty's regular forces, the provisions of the
Army Act with regard to discipline are applied with certain
modifications. In order to avoid any possible question,
section 7 of thes Ordinance adds to that section a sub-section
which provides that any disciplinary measures necessary may
be carried cut after the period of actual military service,
or such duty, has come to an end. Section 7 also corrects
a misprint in section 17 of the principal Ordinance.
9. Section 8 of thi Ordinance adds a new section 17A to the
principal Ordinance. The new section gives the Commandant
power to order any officer cr volunteer to attend, at volunteer
headquarters or elsewhere, for the purposes of any court mar-
-tial or court of inquiry c for any other special purpose
which may appear proper to the Commandant. Any officer or
volunteer who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with
any such crder will be liable upon conviction before a magi s-
-trate to a fine ct exceeding $250. It is obviously neces-
-sary to have such a power in reserve in order to insure the
attendance of witnesses and others at courts martial and
courts of inquiry, and there may be other special cases also
in which the power may be required.
10.
Section 20 of the principal Ordinance provided that every
person whi failed to deliver up any equipment which was liable
under the Ordinance or rules to deliver up should be liable
to pay to the Commandant the value of the equipment.
appeared to be defective in two points.
This
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