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Explanatory Note.

(This Note is not part of the regulations, but is intended

to indicate their general purpari).

These regulations provide for the production, by an elector who wishes to record his vote, of either his identity card or such other evidence as will satisfy the presiding officer as to his identity. The opportunity has been taken to make a number af other procedural amendments.

(Secretariat 24/3231/55)

FIRE BRIGADE ORDINANCE, 1954.

(No. 32 of 1954).

FIRE BRIGADE (Amendment) REGULATIONS, 1936.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Fire Brigade Ordinance, 1954, the Governor in Council has made the fallowing regulations-

1. These regulations may be cited as the Fire Brigade Citation. (Amendment) Regulations, 1956,

2. The Second Schedule to the Fire Brigade Ordinance. Amend 1954 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance) is ment of

amended-

Second Schedule. (Ordinance

(a) in paragraph 9 by the deletion of the words "as to punish- No. 32 of ment;" in sub-paragraph (1) (6) (ii) and the substitution 1954). therefor of the following-

"whether as regards punishment or otherwise;

(b) in paragraph to by-

(i) the substitution of a semi-colon for the full stop at

the end of sub-paragraph (b);

(ii) the addition, after sub-paragraph (b), of the following

new sub-paragraph-

"(c) if he is of opinion that the proceedings disclose grounds for so doing, he may without further proceedings require the accused to retire in the public interest in accordance with Colonial Regulations.".

0. The Third Schedule to the principal Ordinance is amend Amend- ed by the deletion of Part II and the substitution therefor of the ment of following-

"PART []—RANK AND FILE.

Rank and file found guilty of an offence against discipline

may be awarded punishments as follows-

(1) by the Governor-

(a) any of the following-

(i) dismissal;

(ii) reduction in rank;

Third

Schedule.