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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 8, 1940.

7. In subsection (4) of Section two the words "or Order" shall be inserted between the words "Order in Council" and "under".

8. In subsection (1) of Section three, the words "Order in Council shall be construed as including any Order in Council made under that subsection before the date of this Order.

9. In subsection (4) of Section three the words "the Governor`` shall be substituted for the words "the Secretary of the Admiralty. the Secretary of the Army Council, or the Secretary of the Air Commeil.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

ADAPTATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF SECTION FOUR OF THE ACT.

1. The expressions "colonial forces" and "colonial force" shall be substituted for the expressions "home forces' and home force" wherever they occur.

2. In subsection (2)—

(a) the words "The Governor shall be substituted for the words "The Admiralty. Army Council or Air Council, as the case may be"; and

(b) the words "the disposal of the Government of the territory shall be substituted for the words "their disposal".

3. For subsection (3) the following subsection shall be sub- stituted :--

(8) Whilst a member of another force is by virtue of this section attached temporarily to a colonial force, he shall be treated. and shall have the like powers of command and punishment over members of the colonial force to which he is attached, and shall be subject in all respects to the law relating to the discipline and administration of that force, as if he were a member of that force of relative rank;

Provided that the Governor may by Order direct that in relation to members of a force of any part of the Commonwealth specified in the Order, such law shall apply with such exceptions and subject te such adaptations and modifications as may be so specified.

4. In subsection (5) the words "by order of the Governor shall be substituted for the words "by order of the Admiralty, the Army Council or the Air Council, according as the home force is a paval, a military or an air force".

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