Wrongful diapusal of property
Return of arms etc.
Recovery of sub- scriptions and fines.
Summary remedies.
Appearance
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30. If any officer or member gives, sells, pledges, lends or otherwise disposes without proper authority or permission any arma, ammunition, appointments, clothing, supplies or any other article or thing being public property of the Force or any pan thereof entrusted to or held by him, he shall upon summary com- viction by a magistrate be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to make good the value thereof as assessed by the Com- mandant.
31. If any officer or member fails duly to deliver up in good condition (fair wear and tear only excepted), any arms, clothing, or appointments which he is liable under this Ordinance to deliver up, or any arms, clothing and appointments being public property or property of the Force or any part thereof, which he has been ordered to deliver up either temporarily or permanently, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one; thousand dollars and to make good the value thereof as assessed by the Commandant.
32. If any person belonging to or having belonged to the Force or any part thereof refuses or neglects to pay anything subscribed or undertaken to be paid by him towards any of the funds or expenses of the Force or any part thereof, or duc under The rules of the Force as approved by the Governor or any of the units in the Force and actually payable by him, or to pay any fine incurred by him under the rules of the Force or any unit in the Force, such money or fine shall (without prejudice to any other remedy) be recoverable from him, with costs. Such moneys excluding such costs as aforesaid when recovered shall be paid into the Commundant's Welfare Fund,
PART VI
Aliscellaneous,
33. Any money, pecuniary penalty, or fine recoverable under this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a magistrate.
34. The Commandant may appear before a magistrate by bengistrate any member of the Force authorized by him in writing under
of Com- his hand.
mandant.
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35. It shall be lawful for the Accountant General to pay to Payments
of public The Commandant for the purpose of the Force such sums in each
money for year as may be authorized by the Governor out of moneys voted Force. by the Legislative Council. Moneys so voted will be applied o each unit of the Force in accordance with decisions made by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislative
Council.
taken.
36. (1) Every officer and member shall, on his enrolment Oath to be into the Force or as soon afterwards as may be, whether or not he has previously been a member of the Hong Kong Royal aval Volunteer Reserve, the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force or the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, make an wth or declaration in the form appropriate to his case as set bath in subsection (2).
(2) The form of oath or declaration shall be as follow
that I will be faithful and bear truc allegiance
דיי
swear
declare
to His Majesty King George V1, His Heirs and Successors, according to law, and that I will faithfully serve as an officer or as a member in accordance with the provision of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance, 1951". For officers and members other than British subjects—
ས༎ swear that will faithfully serve as an officer or
declare member in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance, 1951".
(3) Every such oath or declaration shall be administered by Justice of the Peace of the Colony.
Ordinances
37. Where reference is made in any Ordinance to the Hong Reference Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, the Hong Kong Naval Volun- in other teer Force and to the Hong Kong Defence Force it shall be to deemed to refer to the Force which is raised and maintained under H.K.V.D.C., section 3 hereof.
H.K.N.V.F. and
H.K.D.F..
deemed to
refer to Farce.
Ordinance
38. The Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance, 1948, is Repeat of hereby repealed: Provided that all persons enrolled in the Hong No. 63 of Kong Defence Force under the provisions of that Ordinance 1948. shall be deemed to be enrolled in the Force under the provisions of this Ordinance, and that all acts done under the provisions of