1951-HKRS30-8-41_Part03 — Page 6

Amendment

Of regulation

a of the principal regalations.

Amendment

of

regulation

12 of the rringipal regulationa.

Replace ment of regulation 13 of the principal

regulations.

(c) by the replacement of the marginal reference thereto as

follows--

"Completion of service by a volunteer."

5. Regulation of the principal regulations is hereby omended--

(4) by the rescission of paragraph (1) thereof;

(b) by the deletion of the symbols and figure (a)" at the

beginning of paragraph (2) thereof; and

(c) by the replacement of the marginal reference thereto us

follows-

"Appointment, promotion, removal and retirement of officers."

6. Regulation 12 of the principal regulations is hereby amended by the addition at the end thereof of the following-

"Without prejudice to the provisions of any regulations so laid down and in default thereof the rules as to training and instruction contained in the First Schedule shall apply to all waits of the Force."

7. Regulation 13 of the principal regulations is hereby replaced by the following new regulation 13-

at

"Liability 13. (1) Notwithstanding that a number of instruc- to attend tion periods have been prescribed whether by these instruction regulations or by regulations applicable to any parti- periods shall be cular unit in respect of any year the quarter thereal deemed to shall be deemed to have been prescribed for each quarter accrue

of the year to the intent that the liability of an officer quarterly.

or member to attend a quarter of such instruction periods shall be deemed to accrue in and in respect of each quarter of the year.

(2) For the purpose of ensuring compliance with the provisions of paragraph (1) a Commanding Officer may at any time after the completion of the quarter in respect of which liability to attend instruction periods has been deemed to accrue by paragraph (1) from time to time require attendance at such number of instruction periods, attendance at which is necessary to discharge the liability imposed by paragraph (1).

(3) Any officer or member who feels aggrieved by any order given by the Commanding Officer under paragraph (2) may appeal in writing, stating the grounds of his complaint, to the Commandant through his Commanding Officer. The Commandant may in his discretion, confirm, vary or reverse the order which was the subject of the complaint and his decision in the matter shall be final.

(4) The provisions of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mulandis to such instruction periods as may have been lawfully substituted in accordance with the regulations applicable for the instruction periods prescribed.

8. Regulation 19 of the principal regulations is hereby Amendment amended-

(a) by the substitution of the word "Reserve" for the word

"Forco" in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (3); and

(b) by the deletion of the words "in the Auxiliary Force or"

in the first line of paragraph (4)-

of regulation 19 of the principal regulations.

9. Regulation 20 of the principal regulations is hereby Replace- replaced as follows--

ment of regulation 20 of the "Penalties. 20. I shall be an offence to contravene the provi- principal

regulations. sions of regulation 15, 16 or 17. Any person guilty of such an offence or of an offence under regulation 13 shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.”

10. The following new regulation is added after regulation 20 Addition of the principal regulations as regulation 21-

"Allow- inces.

of

regulation principal

21 of the

21. (1) The rates and conditions governing the payment of instruction allowances shall be as prescribed regulations. in the Second Schedule.

(2) The rates and conditions governing the pay- ment of bounties shall be as prescribed in the Third Schedule."

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Second Schedule or the Third Schedule a Commanding Officer who shall be the sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause may deprive a member of instruction allow- ance in respect of—