Obligation of member.
(2.) The names of the person proposed and his proposer shall be posted at Headquarters for not less than five days before the person proposed is admitted as a member of the Corps.
10. Every volunteer shall, on his admission as a member of the Corps or as soon afterwards as may be, in addition to taking the oath or making the declaration prescribed by the Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, sign the form of enrolment set forth in the First Schedule to these Regulations, and shall be bound thereby.
First Schedule.
Establishment of Corps.
11. The establishment of the staff and units of the Corps and of the Band shall be as set forth in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
Second Schedule.
Recruiting of supernumeraries.
12. Recruiting of supernumeraries for any unit will be permitted, so long as the total number fixed as the establishment of the Corps is not exceeded.
13.—(1) The appointment of all members of the Staff is vested in the Governor.
(2.) Recommendations for the appointment and promotion of all officers of units will be submitted by the Commandant to the Governor through the General Officer Commanding the Troops for the time being.
14. Supernumerary officers may be appointed in any unit, but any such officers shall be absorbed into the establishment as soon as vacancies occur therein.
Notification of appointments and promotions of officers.
15. All appointments and promotions of officers shall be notified in The Government Gazette and shall take effect from the date of such notification or from such other date as may be mentioned therein.
16.—(1.) Recommendations for the appointment and promotion of all non-commissioned officers of units will be submitted by the Commanding Officers of such units to the Commandant.
(2.) Promotion will be by seniority, tempered by selection, in each unit, and will be subject to the obtaining of the necessary certificate of qualification for promotion.
Drill, Training, and Discipline.
17. The drill season will extend from the 1st of October to the 31st of March in each year or a similar period at such other time of the year as may be found more suitable.
18. The Commandant shall fix the time and place for parades, drills, and carbine practices.
19.—(1.) The Annual Inspection will take place at the end of the drill season. It will be held by the General Officer Commanding the Troops for the time being or by a Field Officer (senior in rank to that of the Commandant) appointed by him for that purpose.
(2.) It shall be the duty of every member of the Corps to be present at the Annual Inspection unless he is specially excused by the Commandant or furnishes a medical certificate of sickness.
20. A Camp of Instruction shall be held in each year, at a place appointed by the Commandant, for the training of the Corps.
21. Classes will be held at convenient times in each year for the instruction of members desirous of obtaining certificates of qualification for promotion as non-commissioned officers.
22. The members of the Field Battery shall be trained also to work moveable armament.
23. As prescribed by the Army Act, it will be the duty of the Commandant when he knows that any members of the Corps, when not on actual military service, are about to enter upon any service which will render them subject to military law, to provide for their being informed that they will become so subject and for their having an opportunity of abstaining from entering upon that service.
Equipment.
24. All non-commissioned officers (except staff sergeants) and men shall be armed with carbines and bayonets.
25. The Government will supply arms and accoutrements for the use of the Corps.
26.—(1.) The uniform of the Field Battery and Band shall be as stated in Part I of the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
Third Schedule: Part I.
(2.) The uniform of the Machine Gun and Infantry Companies shall be as stated in Part II of the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
Third Schedule: Part II.
(3.) The uniform of the Engineer Company shall be as stated in Part III of the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
Third Schedule: Part III.
27.—(1.) Officers will provide and maintain their own uniform and appointments, according to the scale laid down in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations.
Fourth Schedule.
(2.) Volunteers will be provided by the Corps with uniform in accordance with the scale laid down in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
28.—(1.) Uniform shall be worn, when so ordered, at all parades, drills, and carbine practices.
(2.) Under no circumstances may articles of uniform be worn with plain clothes.
29. The Government will supply practice ammunition annually for the use of the Corps, in the proportion laid down in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations.
Fifth Schedule.
Finance.
30.—(1.) A capitation grant will be paid annually by the Government to the Commandant of twenty-five dollars for each member borne on the muster roll on the 1st of January or enrolled between that date and the 1st of October following.
(2.) An efficiency grant will be paid annually by the Government to the Commandant of twenty-five dollars for each officer and for each volunteer who is certified to be efficient in the manner and in accordance with the conditions set forth in Part I of the Sixth Schedule to these Regulations.
Sixth Schedule: Part I.
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Obligation
of member.
(2.) The names of the person proposed and his
shall be posted at Headquarters for proposers not less than five days before the person proposed is admitted as a member of the Corps.
10. Every volunteer shall, on his admission as a member of the Corps or as soon afterwards as may be, in addition to taking the oath or making No. 6 of 1993. the declaration prescribed by the Volunteer Or- dinance, 1893, sign the form of curohment set forth in the First Schedule to these Regulations, and shall be bound thereby.
First Sche- Anle.
Establish-
Establishment of Corps.
11. The establishment of the staff and units of ment of staff. the Corps and of the Band shall be as set forth in
the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
units, and
Band.
Second Selie- dule.
Kecruiting of
12. Recruiting of supernumeraries for any unit supernum will be permitted, so long as the total number fixed as the establishment of the Corps is not exceeded.
raries.
Appoint- 18.-(1) The appointment of all members of ment of staff the Staff is vested in the Governor. and appoint- ment and promotion of officers.
Appoint-
(2.) Recommendations for the appointment und promotion of all officers of units will be submitted by the Commandant to the Governor through the General Officer Commanding the Troops for the time being.
14. Supernumerary officers may be appointed ment of su- in any unit, but any such officers shall be absorbed into the establishment as soon as vacancies occur therein.
pernumerary officers.
Notification
of appoint ments and promotions of efficere.
Appointment
and prome- tion of non-
15. All appointments and promotions of officers shall be notified in The Government Ga- sette and shall take effect from the date of such notification or from such other date as may be mentioned therein.
16.--(1.) Recommendations for the appoint ment and promotion of all non-commissioned commission officers of units will be submitted by the Com- manding Officers of such units to the Command-
ed officers.
Drill season.
Paradics, drills, etc.
Anual In- spection.
ant.
(2.) Promotion will be by seniority, tempered by selection, in each uuit, and will be subject to the obtaining of the necessary certificate of
qua- lification for promotion.
Drill, Training, and Discipline.
17. The drill season will extend from the 1st of October to the 31st of March in each year or a similar period at such other time of the year as may be found more suitable.
18. The Commandant shall fix the time and place for parades, drills, and carbine practices.
19.-(1.) The Annual Inspection will take place at the end of the drill season, It will be held by the General Officer Commanding the Troops for the time being or by a Field Officer (senior in rank to that of the Commandant) appointed by him for that purpose.
(2.) It shall be the duty of every member of the Corps to be present at the Annual Inspection unless he is specially exensed by the Command- nut or furnishes a niedical certificate of sickness.
20. A Camp of Instruction shall be held in Camp of In- each year, at a place appointed by the Com- struction. mandant, for the training of the Corps.
21. Classes will be held at convenient times Classes of
in each year for the instruction of members de- instruction. sirous of obtaining certificates of qualification for promotion as non-commissioned officers.
22. The members of the Field Battery shall Extra train- be trained also to work moveable armainent.
ing of Field
Battery.
23. As prescribed by the Army Act, it will Subjection to
be the duty of the Commandant when he knows military law. that any members of the Corps, when not on ac- tual military service, are about to enter upon any service which will render them subject to mili- tary law, to provide for their being informed that they will become so subject and for their having an opportunity of abstaining from enter- ing upon that service.
Equipment.
24. All non-commissioned officers (except Small arms. staff sergeants) and men shall be armed with carbines and bayonets.
arms and ac- coutrements.
25. The Government will supply arms and Supply of accoutrements for the use of the Corps.
26.-(1.) The uniform of the Field Battery Character of and Band shall be as stated in Part I of the Third uniform. Schedule to these Regulations.
Third Sche- dule: Part I.
(2.) The uniform of the Machine Gun and Infantry Companies shall be as stated in Part II Third Sche-
dule: Part
of the Third Schedule to these Regulations. II. (3.) The uniform of the Engineer Company
shall be as stated in Part III of the Third Sche- Third Sche- dule to these Regulations.
dule: Part III.
27.-(1.) Officers will provide and maintain Providing of their own uniform and appointments, according
uniform.
to the scale laid down in the Fourth Schedule to Fourth Sche-
dule. these Regulations.
(2.) Volunteers will be provided by the Corps with uniform in accordance with the scale laid down in the Third Schedule to these Regulations. Third Sche-
dule,
28.--(1.) Uniform shall be worn, when so or- Wearing of dered, at all parades, drills, and carbine practices, uniform.
(2.) Under no circumstances may articles of uniform be worn with plain clothes.
29. The Government will supply practice Supply of ammunition annually for the use of the Corps, ammunition.
practice
in the proportion laid down in the Fifth Sche. Fifth Sche dule to these Regulations.
Finance.
dule.
efficiency,
allowances
30.-1.) A capitation grant will be paid Capitation, annually by the Government to the Commandant and pro- of twenty-five dollars for each member borne on ficiency the muster roll on the 1st of January or enrolled and between that date and the 1st of October following. for Camp,
(2.) An efficiency grant will be paid annually and oficer's by the Government to the Commandant of twenty- ontät. five dollars for each officer and for each volun- teer who is certified to be efficient in the manuer and in accordance with the conditions set forth
Transport
in Part I of the Sixth Schedule to these Regula. Sixth Sche
tions.
dule: Part I.
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