CO129-568-8 Naval Volunteer and Defence Ordinance- 1938- draft bill 10-2-1938 - 12-6-1939 — Page 52

A BILL

INTITULED

[No. 27/36:-28.1.38.-2.]

An Ordinance to amend the Naval Volunteer Ordinance, 1933,

and provide for Naval Defence.

WHEREAS by the Colonial Naval Defence Act, 1931 (21 Geo. 5 Ch. 9.) it is provided that the legislature of any colony may, with the approval of His Majesty in Council, make provision, either in conjunction with any other colony or not, for maintaining 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 contained in this Ordinance;

And Whereas by the said 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 Government of a colony to place at His Majesty's disposal for general service in the Royal Navy, vessels of war main- tained, or officers or men of such force as aforesaid raised, by the Colony;

And Whereas by the Naval Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, (No. 30 of 1933) provision has been made for raising and maintaining a force for the Naval Defence of the Colony called the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force;

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And Whereas by an Order of His Majesty in Council dated the

day of

19 approval has been given to the making by the legislature of the Colony of provision as aforesaid:

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

and com- mencement.

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Naval Short title Volunteer and Defence Ordinance, 1938, and this Ordinance and the Naval Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, may be cited. together as the Naval Volunteer and Defence Ordinances 1933 and 1938.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on such date as the Governor by notice in the Gazette shall appoint.

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