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3. (1) The services specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall be essential services to which the provisions of this Ordinance apply.
(2) The Governor may, from time to time. by Order published in the Gazette, make addition to the Schedule to this Ordinance.
4. It shall be lawful for the Governor to raise and maintain a body of persons by voluntary carolment, to assist in the maintenance or the performance of essential services, to be known as the Essential Services Corps, consisting of such persons as may, in accordance with regulations made by the Governor or under the provisions of any enactment, undertake to serve therein, and be accepted for service in such Corps.
5. The Corps may be raised and maintained at the expense of the Colony out of moneys provided by the Legislative Council.
8. The Corps may consist of such units or sub-units as may be prescribed and upon the formation of one or more such units the Corps shall be deemed to be established under the provisions of this Ordinance.
7. ()}) It shall be lawful for the Governor to make regulations to provide in general for any matter relating to regulations, the Corps and in particular for the following matters :- The
to make
procedure for enrolment in the Corps and for cancellation of enrolment; the period for which persons may be enrolled; the organization including sub-division and government of the Corps and the discipline of its members; the duties and obligations attaching to membership of the Corps and the powers privileges pay and benefits conferred by membership; the training of members of the Corps and the provision of clothing, equipment and other stores: and the calling out of members for actual service.
(3) Any regulations so made may apply either to the Corps as a whole or to any unit or sub-unit of the Corps: Provided that no regulation shall require a member, unless called out for actual service, either to give full-time service or to live away from his home.
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Every member of the Corps authorized in that behalf Powers, etc.. of by regulations made under section 7 shall, when called out member of for actual service, have the same powers for the preservation the Corps. of the peace, the prevention of offences, the apprehension of offenders and for all other purposes, and the same privileges, protection and immunities as the members of the Hong Kong Police Force except as to pay and pension or other reward. In addition to these powers the Governor may, by regulations made under section 7, confer on members of the Corps authorized as aforesaid, when called out for actual service such further powers as the Governor may, from time to time, deem necessary for the proper performance of their duties.
9. Every member of the Corps who, in good faith, purports Indemnity. to act in the exercise of any power conferred by section 7 and section 8 hereof, shall be and is hereby indemnified and discharged from any indictment, penalty, action or other pro- ceeding for so doing.
Members of
10. Every person who, at the date of the commencement Transfer of of this Ordinance, is a member of the Essential Services Wing Essential of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Force of the Hong Kong Defence Services Force shall be deemed to be a member of the Corps unless he Hong Kong elects to continue to serve in the Hong Kong Defence Force.
Wing of the
Auxiliary Farce.
11. (1) Every person, not being a member of the Corps Improper /who-
possession of arms ar
(a) has in his possession any article being part of clothing, or the clothing, accoutrements or appointments supplied to any of charneter
assumption member of the Corps and is not able satisfactorily to account of member for his possession thereof;
Corps.
(5) puts on the dress or takes the name, designation or character of any member of the Corps for the purpose of thereby obtaining admission into any house or other place or of doing or procuring to be done any act which any such member would be entitled to do or procure to be done of his own authority, or for any other unlawful purpose;
shall, in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for such offence, be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a term of two years.
(2) If any person knowingly buys or takes in exchange or in pawn from any member of the Corps or any person acting
of the