2. (1) In this Ordinance, "The Force" means the Interpreta- Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force.
(2) This Ordinance shall be construed as one with the Naval Volunteer Ordinance 1933.
tion.
war,
3. (1) The Governor in Council may provide, either in Vessels of conjunction with any other Colony or not, for maintaining and using vessels of war.
(2) The Governor in Council may, by agreement with such other Colony, if any, offer to place at His Majesty's disposal for general service in the Royal Navy any vessel of war so provided.
outside
4. Officers and men of the Force are liable to service Service and and training in any ship establishment or other place without training the limits of the Colony or its territorial waters whether Colony. belonging to the Colony or not.
Royal Navy
5. All the enactments and regulations for the time being Enactments in force for the enforcement of discipline in the Royal Navy and regula shall apply, with the modifications set out in the Schedule force in to this Ordinance, to the officers and men of the Force during to apply such period as they are under instruction, training or exercise to the or in actual service, whether ashore or afloat or within or without the limits of the Colony.
Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force with modifications set out in the Schedule.
6. All or any of the officers and men of the Force may Entry for be entered on the express terms of accepting general service service
with Royal in the Royal Navy in emergency, and officers and men so Navy in entered shall form part of the Royal Naval Volunteer emergency. Reserve under the designation of the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
service of
7. The Governor in Council may offer to place at His General Majesty's disposal for general service in the Royal Navy vifeof such officers and men of the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Kong Naval Force as have been entered on terms of accepting such Force in the
service.
Volunteer
Royal Navy,
SCHEDULE.
[s. 5.]
1. Where in the Naval Discipline Act and in the King's Regula- tions and Admiralty Instructions, in so far as the same are applicable to the officers or men of the Force, any power or duty is vested in or imposed upon the Admiralty, such power or duty shall, in respect of the Force, be vested in, exercised or performed by the Governor.
2. Where not inconsistent with the subject matter of the Naval Discipline Act, the word "Hong Kong" shall be read in place of the words "England" or "United Kingdom" or "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" wherever they occur.
3. Except as otherwise in this Schedule expressly provided, the Naval Discipline Act shall be read as if, wherever the words "penal servitude" appear, these words were deleted and the words "imprison- ment for life or for any other term whatsoever" were substituted therefor.
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