Hospital treatment and pay.
Army Act and Queen's Regulations.
Courts- martial.
Appeals from courts-martial,
Discipline when not called out.
16. An officer or member who sustains injuries or contracts an illness, when on active service or in training, shall-
(a) be granted such free medical and hospital treatment as may be prescribed or, if it is not prescribed, as may be directed by the Commanding Officer in Routine Orders; (6) during the period of disability or illness, receive the full pay which he is eligible to receive while undergoing train- ing, until be is granted a pension under section 15.
PART IV.
GOVERNMENT AND DISCIPLINE,
17. The Army Act and the Queen's Regulations shall, in so far as this Ordinance does not so provide, apply in relation to the administration, discipline, trial and punishment of —
(a) officers and members on the permanent staff at all times;
and
(b) other officers and members when on active service or
under training.
as it applies to persons subject to military law under that Act and holding a corresponding rank.
18. (1) An officer or member who is to be tried by court- martial may be brought before a court-martial convened by the Service Commander.
(2) The Commanding Officer may order an officer or member to allend at any time and place in the Colony for the purpose of any court-martial or any board of inquiry or for any other purpose which may seem proper to the Commanding Officer.
(3) The Commanding Officer may in writing authorize a police officer not below the rank of inspector to arrest and hand over to the Commanding Officer, or to such person as may be authorized by him to act on his behalf, any officer or member who refuses or neglects to comply with an order given under sub- section (2),
19. An officer or member convicted by court-martial may, whether or not he has pleaded guilty at his trial, appeal to the Full Court against conviction and sentence as if he had been convicted by the District Court.
20. (1) The Commanding Officer may discharge from the Regiment an officer or member, who is not on active service, for any offence, misconduct or other cause.
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(2) An officer or member who is aggrieved by his discharge under subsection (1) may appeal to the Governor, who may cancel or confirm the discharge or give such other directions with reference thereto as he may think fit.
(3) The Commanding Officer may deal summarily with a charge in respect of any offence for which he may award any summary punishment.
(4) An officer or member who, when on duty with the Regi- ment or when wearing the uniform of the Regiment, commits any offence against this Ordinance, may be placed under arrest by an officer or member of equal or superior rank.
(5) An officer or member shall not be kept under arrest under subsection (4) for a period longer than that during which be would have been on duty with the Regiment or would have been in uniform.
(6) The release of an officer or member from arrest under this section shall not prejudice any subsequent disciplinary pro- ceedings under this section.
(7) An arrest under this section shall be forthwith reported to the Commanding Officer,
Failure to
21. Any officer or member who without reasonable excuse (the proof whereof shall lie upon him) fails to report for duty perform duty. at any time or place when lawfully ordered so to do, or leaves such duty before he is permitted to do so, shall be guilty of an offence.
Failure to
22. (1) Without prejudice to the powers of the Commanding Officer to deal summarily with offences, any officer or member attend training. who-
(a) fails without reasonable excuse to attend the training
which he is required to attend: or
(b) fails to carry out his training diligently or to discharge any duty lawfully assigned to him in the course of such training.
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) No prosecution for an offence against this section shall be commenced without the consent of the Commanding Officer.
(3) An officer or member shall not be liable to prosecution for an offence against this section if the offence is committed in the year during which he attains the prescribed age of compulsory retirement.