territory as aforesaid an interval not exceeding twelve months between any two periods of service shall not be regarded as breaking the continuity of such service; provided also that a break in service not exceeding six months in any one such territory shall not be regarded as breaking the continuity of such service.
Service in Military Police Forces shall not be regarded as qualifying service.
3.
Exemplary Character.
For the purpose of these Regulations service shall be reckoned as qualifying service only if it is certified that the character and conduct of the person recommended for the grant of the Medal or Clasp has been exemplary.
Exemplary character means a record clear of any serious offence or persistent minor offences. Provided that the Com- missioner of Police notwithstanding recorded offences, may recommend an award where general conduct and character merit such recommendation and always provided that no serious offence has been committed during the last five years of the qualifying period of service.
+ Recommending Authority.
Recommendations for the award of the Medal or Clasp shall be submitted by the Commissioner of Police to the Governor and a notification of such award shall be published in the Gaselle. 5. Forfeiture and Restoration.
(a) A recipient of the Medal or Clasp who is convicted of & criminal offence or is dismissed or removed from the Police Force for misconduct shall forfeit the Medal and Clasp unless the Governor shall otherwise direct.
(b) A Medal or Clasp so forfeited may be restored to the recipient by the Governor at his discretion.
(e) A notice of forfeiture or restoration shall in every case be published in the Gazette.
6. Replacement of Medal and Clasp in the event of loss.
In the event of loss, application may be made for replace- ment of a Medal or Clasp. Such application, stating the circumstances in which the loss occurred, will be forwarded to If the the Governor through the Commissioner of Police. explanation of the loss is considered satisfactory, the medal or clasp may be replaced on payment or otherwise.
COLONTAL SECRETARIAT.
The following Royal Warrant dated 21st March, 1956, relating to the Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal, is published for general information,
d. Colonial Secretary.
19th November, 1957.
ROYAL WARRANT.
THE COLONIAL FIRE BRIGADES LONG SERVICE MEDAL
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ELIZABETH R.
ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her Other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!
WHEREAS Our Royal Grandfather His late Majesty King George the Fifth in consideration of the long and good services rendered by subordinate members of the Police Forces and Fire Brigades in Our Colonies and in Territories under Our Protection or Administration did by Warrant under His Royal Sign Manual dated the Twenty-third day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, institute a new Medal to be awarded for such services as aforesaid;
AND WHEREAS We are desirous of having separate Medals for the subordinate members of Police Forces and for subordinate members of Fire Brigades, We are graciously pleased to make, ordain and establish the following rules and ordinances for the governance of the Decoration to be awarded to subordinate mem- hers of Fire Brigades:-
First
Style.-The Medal shall be designated and styled "The Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal".
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