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Summary remedies.

Oath to be laken.

Power Lo make regulations.

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(b) so that references in the Army Act or the Queen's Regulations to the Secretary of State or the Defence Council shall be references to the Governor; and

(c) with such adaptations, modifications or exceptions con-

sistent with this Ordinance as may be necessary.

30. (1) Any money due from an officer or member under this Ordinance may be recovered summarily as a civil debt.

(2) In proceedings under subsection (1) the complaint may be in the name of the Commanding Officer, who may appoint any person to conduct the proceedings.

31. (1) An officer or member shall, on his enlistment in the Regiment, or as soon afterwards as may be, whether or not he was a member of the former Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps or the former Royal Hong Kong Defence Force, make the appro- priate form of oath or declaration prescribed in subsection (2).

(2) The form of oath or declaration shall be-

deckare

(a) for an officer or member who is a British subject--

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that I will be faithful and bear true allegi- ance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors, according to law, and that I will faithfully serve as an officer (or a member) in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment Ordinance 1970."; and

(b) for an officer or member who is not a British subject-

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-that I will faithfully serve as an officer (or

declare

a member) in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment Ordinance 1970.".

(3) An oath or declaration under this section shall be made before an officer or a justice of the peace.

32. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations pro- viding for the constitution, general government, discipline and training of the Regiment and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality hereof, may make regulations providing for--

(a) the terms of service, the appointment, duties, rank, pro- motion, seniority, transfer, leave, resignation and release from service of officers;

(b) the enlistment, rank, posting, transfer, leave, promotion, reduction, discharge, dismissal and terms of service of members:

(c) the establishment of a reserve of officers and members

and matters relating thereto;

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(d) standards of efficiency of officers and members: (e) offences and the officers who may deal with offenders

and award punishment;

(f) the hospital and medical treatment of officers and

members:

(g) anything which under this Ordinance is to be or may be

prescribed; and

(h) generally for the better carrying out of the provisions

of this Ordinance.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Service Commander may, with the approval of the Governor, make regulations for the Regiment for the purposes of this Ordinance, provided that such regulations are not inconsistent with any regulations made under subsection (1).

33. The Commanding Officer may, with the approval of the Service Commander, make such standing orders of a routine nature as are necessary for the purposes of this Ordinance.

34. The Hong Kong Regiment, raised and maintained as a military unit of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force under the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance repeated by section 35, shall be deemed to be the Royal Hong Kong Regiment for the purposes of this Ordinance as if it were raised and maintained under this Ordinance.

35. (1) The Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance and all regulations made thereunder are repealed.

(2) For the avoidance of any doubt, paragraph (c) of section 23 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance shall apply to section 37 of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance repealed by subsection (1).

36. The enactments specified in the first column of the Schedule are amended to the extent and in the manner set out in the second column of the Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS.

Short Title or Citation.

Pensions Ordinarice.

Amendment,

Section 19 is amended-

ts. 36]

(a) in subsection (1), by deleting "Royal Hong Kong Defence Force under the

Power to make standing orders.

Transitions1 provisions.

(Cap. 199.)

Repeal.

(Cap. 199)

(Cap 1J

Consequential amendments.

Schedule,

(Cap. 19.)