CO129-568-8 Naval Volunteer and Defence Ordinance- 1938- draft bill 10-2-1938 - 12-6-1939 — Page 22

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

The 2nd day of February, 1939

Present

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

Lord President

Viscount Chilston

Secretary Sir Thomas Inskip Mr. Secretary Colville

""

Mr. Chancellor of the Duchy

of Lancaster

Mr. R. A. Butler Captain Crookshank

Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith

WHEREAS by the Colonial Naval Defence Act, 1931 (herein- after referred to as the Act") it is enacted that the legislature of any colony may, with the approval of His Majesty in Council, make provision for maintaining and using vessels of war; and that where the legislature of any colony has made provision for raising a force for the naval defence of the colony within its territorial waters, that legislature may, with the approval of His Majesty in Council, further make such provision regarding the discipline and service of officers and men of that force as is set out in the Act:

AND WHEREAS by the Act it is further provided that His Majesty in Council may, on such conditions as He thinks fit, authorise the Admiralty to accept any offer made by the Govern- ment of a colony to place at His Majesty's disposal for general service in the Royal Navy, vessels of war maintained, or officers or men of such force as aforesaid raised by the Colony:

AND WHEREAS by the Naval Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, of the Legislature of the Colony of Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as "the Legislature ") provision has been made for raising a force for the Naval Defence of Hong Kong called the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force (hereinafter referred to as "the Force"):

NOW, THEREFORE, His Majesty, in exercise of the powers vested in Him by the above recited provisions, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-

may,

1. This Order may be cited as Defence Order, 1939

"The Hong Kong Naval

2. Approval is hereby given to the exercise by the legislature of the power contained in Section 1 of the Act, to make provi- sion at the expense of the Colony for maintaining and using vessels of war.

3. The Admiralty is hereby authorised to accept any offer made by the Government of Hong Kong to place at His Majesty's disposal for general service in the Royal Navy any vessel of war so maintained, provided that, as regards any such vessel

D.C. 5779 2, 1, 60

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