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Ordinance
No. 10 of 1993. Ordinance No. 68 of 1948.
1939 No. 1221 1940 No. 1469 1913 No. 201
1943 No.
1660
1944 No.
99
1944 No.
1125
1910 No. 812
(as amend. ex).
"officer" and "volunteer shall mean a person who was serving in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps constituted under the Volunteer Ordinance, 1933 (repealed by the Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance, 1948) as an officer or volunteer;
"Orders in Council regulating naval pensions" shall mean the Orders in Council concerning Retired Pay, Pensians and other grants for members of the Naval Forces and the Nursing and Auxiliary Services thereof disabled and for the widows, children, parents and other dependants of such members deceased. in consequence of service during the 1939 World War dated 21st September, 1939, 7th August, 1940, 10th February, 1943. 28th October, 1943, 20th January, 1944, 28th September, 1944. 4th June, 1946 (as later amended) and such others as shall replace amend or revoke the foregoing:
"Royal Warrants" shall mean the Ministry of Pensions Royal Warrants concerning Retired Pay, Pensions and other grants for members of the Military Forces and of the Nursing and Auxiliary Services thereof disabled and for the widows, children, parents and other dependants of such members deceased in consequence of service during the 1939 World War dated 15th September, 1939, agth June, 1949, 12th January, 1943, 4th October, 1943, 4th December, 1943, 2nd October, 1944, 12th April, 1946, 5th December, 1946, 29th March, 1947, 8th May, 1947. Cmd. 6799 24th May, 1949 and 28th October, 1949, and such others as shall
replace, amend or revoke the foregoing.
Cmd. 6106 Crad. 6205 Cmd. 6473 Cmd. 6488
Cmd. 6419
Cmd. 0568
Cmd. 6995
Cmd. 7096 Cmd. 7124 Cmd. 7699 Cmd. 7826
Pensions and
gratuities
respect of officers and volunteers of the
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make - regulations for the purpose of paying pensions, gratuities and payable in other grants in respect of the death, disablement or sickness of officers and volunteers who were called out on actual military service under the Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, repealed by the Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance, 1948, on or after the 7th December, 1941, and it shall be deemed to have been lawful and shall be lawful to pay in respect of such persons pensions, gratuities and other grants computed according to the provisions of the Royal Warrants applicable at the date of the grant of such
Hare Kong Volunteer Jefence Corpa.
Na. 10 of
1933.
pension, gratuity or other grant or which have been applied Ordinanco subsequently by such Royal Warrants except hereafter in so far as the application of the provisions of such Royal Warrants Ordinance shall be modified for the purpose of this Ordinance by regulations No. 63 of made hereunder by the Governor in Council.
1948.
Naval
4. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make Pensions regulations for the purpose of paying pensions, gratuities and and
Aratuities other grants in respect of the death, disablement or sickness of payable members who were called out on actual service under the Naval in respect
of members Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, repealed by the Hong Kong Defence of the Force Ordinance, 1948, on or after the 30th August, 1930, and Hong Kong it shall be deemed to have been lawful and shall be lawful to pay Volunteer
Force. in respect of such persons pensions, gratuities and other grants computed according to the provisions of the Orders in Council Ordinance No. 30 of regulating naval pensions applicable at the date of the grant of 1933. such pension, gratuity or other grant or which have been applied
Ordinance subsequently by such Orders in Council except hereafter in so far No. 63 of as the application of the provisions of such Orders in Council 1948. shall be modified for the purpose of this Ordinance by regulations made hereunder by the Governor in Council.
Warrants
5. There shall be kept at the Treasury copies of the Royal Availability Warrants and of the Orders in Council regulating naval pensions
of Royal and such copies shall be available for inspection by the public and Ordera without charge during normal office hours.
8.
For the purpose of this Ordinance-
in Council regulating naval pen- Bione.
and Orde
Modiflea- tion of (4) powers similar to those exercised by the Minister of of Royal
application Pensions in regard to the awarding, continuing, withholding, Warrants reviewing, varying, forfeiting, cancelling or restoring of an award in Council. and the exercising of any other discretion incidental thereto or otherwise in regard to the making or paying of an award under the Royal Warrants and Orders in Council regulating naval pensions shall be exercised by the Governor in Council save in so far as any other person, or body of persons, may be nominated by the Governor in Council by notice in the Gazeife to exercise all or any of such powers;
(b) officers and volunteers of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps shall be deemed for the purpose of this Ordinance as being included within the definition of "member of the military forces" as used in the Royal Warrants;