Hospital treatment and pay.
Air Force Act and Queen's Regulations.
Courta- martial.
(7) No pension granted under this section shall be assignable or transferable or liable to be attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim whatsoever, other than a debt due to the Government.
(8) Any pension payable under this Ordinance shall be met from moneys provided by the Legislative Council.
16. An officer or member who sustaing 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 traïning, until he is granted a pension under section 15.
PART IV.
GOVERNMENT AND DISCIPLINE.
17. The Air Force 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
(5)
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 attend 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 con- victed by the District Court.
20. (1) The Commanding Officer may discharge from the Force an officer or member, who is not on active service, for any offence, misconduct or other cause.
(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 Force or when wearing the uniform of the Force, 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 he would have been on duty with the Force 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.
21. Any officer or member who without reasonable excuse (the proof whereof shall lie upon him) fails to report for 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.
22. (1) Without prejudice to the powers of the Command- ing Officer to deal summarily with offences, any officer or member who
(a) fails without reasonable excuse to attend the training
which he is required to attend: or
Appeals from courts-martia).
Discipline when not called out.
Failure to perform duty.
Failure to attend training.
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