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Interpreta- tion.

Vessels of

war.

Service and

training outside

Colony.

Enactments and regula- tions in force in Royal Navy

to apply to the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force with modifications

set out

in the Schedule.

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2.-(1) In this Ordinance, "The Force" means the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force.

(2) This Ordinance shall be construed as one with the Naval Volunteer Ordinance, 1933.

3.-(1) The Governor in Council may provide, either in conjunction with any other colony or not, for maintaining and using vessels of war.

(2) The Governor in Council may, by agreement with such other colony, if any, offer to place at His Majesty's disposal for general service in the Royal Navy any vessel of war so provided.

4. Officers and men of the Force are liable to service and training in any ship establishment or other place without the limits of the Colony or its territorial waters whether belonging to the Colony or not.

5. All the enactments and regulations for the time being in force for the enforcement of discipline in the Royal Navy shall apply, with the modifications set out in the Schedule to this Ordinance, to the officers and men of the Force during such period as they are under instruction, training or exercise or in actual service, whether ashore or afloat or within or without the limits of the Colony.

Entry for service

with Royal Navy in

emergency.

General service of

the Hong

6. All or any of the officers and men of the Force may be entered on the express terms of accepting general service in the Royal Navy in emergency, and officers and men so entered shall form part of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve under the designation of the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

7. The Governor in Council may offer to place at His Majesty's disposal for general service in the Royal Navy Kong Royal such officers and men of the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force as have been entered on terms of accepting such service..

Naval

Volunteer Reserve in the Royal Navy.

SCHEDULE.

[s. 5.]

1. Where in the Naval Discipline Act and in the King's Regula- tions and Admiralty Instructions, in so far as the same are applicable to the officers or men of the Force, any power or duty is vested in or imposed upon the Admiralty, such power or duty shall, in respect of the Force, be vested in, exercised or performed by the Governor.

2. Where not inconsistent with the subject matter of the Naval Discipline Act, the word "Hong Kong" shall be read in place of the words "England" or "United Kingdom" or "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" wherever they occur.

3. References in the Naval Discipline Act to penal servitude are to be understood as authorizing a sentence of term of imprison- ment for life, or for any other term not less than three years.