2. Continuity of Service.
Qualifying service in properly organized Fire Brigades of other Colonies or Territories under Her Majesty's Protection or Administration may be allowed to reckon towards the required period of qualifying service, if the total period of such service amounts to not less than eighteen years; provided, however, that where service has been rendered in more than one such 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.
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Exemplary Character,
For the purposes of these regulations service shall be reckoned only as qualifying service 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 characters means a record clear of any serious offence or persistent minor offences. Provided that the Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, 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,
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Recommending Authority.
Recommendation for the award of the Medal or Clasp shall be submitted by the Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, to the Governor, The Medal or Clasp will be awarded on the authority of the Governor and a notification of such award shall be published in the Gazette.
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Forfeiture and Restoration.
(4) A recipient of the Medal or Clasp who is convicted of a criminal offence or is dismissed or removed from the Fire Brigade for misconduct shall forfeit the Medal and Clasp unless the Governor shall otherwise direct.
(3) A Meda! or Clasp so forfeited may be restored to the recipient by the Governor at his discretion.
(c) A notice of forfeiture or restoration shall in every case be published in the Gazette.
6. Replacement of Medal and Clusp in the event of loss.
In the event of loss, application may be made for replacement of a Medal or Clasp. Such application, stating the circumstances in which the loss occurred, will be forwarded to the Governor through the Chief Officer, Fire Brigade. If the explanation of the loss is considered satisfactory, the medal or clasp may be replaced on payment or otherwise,
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