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Regulations.

Enrolment

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14.-(1.) The Governor may make such regulations consistent with the provisions of this Ordinance as he shall deem proper :—

(a.) Regulating the annual musketry course and in- struction in squad drill; and the duties of the Military Instructor, and Inspecting Officer, (b.) Regarding the storing, issuing and inspecting of

aims and ammunition.

(c.) Regarding targets, butts and shooting ranges. (d.) For giving further and better effect to the pro-

visions of this Ordinance.

(2.) All regulations made under this section shall be published in the Gazette, and when so published shall have the force of law.

(3.) A copy of every such regulation shall be furnished to every member of the Volunteer Reserve.

15. The Governor may, by proclamation, whenever it in Volunteer appears to him advisable to do so by reason of invasion or war or danger of either of them, or by reason of any internal emergency threatening the security, to quell which the available civil force is deemed by him inadequate, cause all or any members of the Volunteer Reserve to be eurolled as members of the Volunteer Force; and all the provisions of the Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, and any Ordinances amending the same, shall in so far as they are applicable extend and apply to every such member on being so enrolled to all intents and purposes as if such members had signed the engagement and taken oath under that Ordinance; and every member so carolled shall remain and continue subject to the provisions of the said Volnu- teer Ordinances, and shall be entitled to the benefits thereof until the Governor shall by proclamation cancel such enrolment whereupon all members so enrolled as aforesaid shall again become subject to this Ordinance as members of the Volunteer Reserve.

Wrongful

detention or disposal of

aruis, ap-

pointments or stores.

Appearance

16.--(1.) All arms, ammunition, appointments and other stores supplied at the public expense and issued to any member of the Volunteer Reserve, shall be and remain the property of the Government; and shall be produced, exhibited and delivered to any person authorised by the Governor to inspect or receive the same.

(2.) If any person designedly makes away with, sells, pawns, wrongfully destroys or damages or negligently loses anything issued to a member of the Volunteer Re- serve, or refuses or neglects when lawfully required to produce, exhibit or deliver on demand anything which he is liable under this Ordinance or the rules or regulations to produce, exhibit or deliver, the value thereof shall be recoverable from him summarily before a Magistrate by the President; and he shall also for every such offence be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.

(3.) Whoever knowingly buys or takes in exchange or in pawn from any member of the Volunteer Reserve or person acting on his behalf, or solicits or entices any mem- ber of the Volunteer Reserve to sell or pawn or knowingly assists or acts for any member of the Volunteer Reserve in selling or pawning, or has in his possession or keeping, without satisfactorily accounting for any arms, ammuni- tion, clothing, appointments, musical instruments necessaries, being public property or the property of the Volunteer Reserve, shall be liable, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fiue not exceeding fifty dollars for every such offence.

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17. In all proceedings under this Ordinance before a f President. Magistrate, the President may appear by any member of the corps authorised by him in that behalf by writing under his hand.

Application

18. Every pecuniary penalty recovered summarily cu of penalties. the prosecution of the President of the Reserve shall be paid to the President and be applied as part of the funds of the Reserve.