1970 Ed.]
Compulsory Service.
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years in the case of a male person and after attaining the age of fifty years in the case of a female person. (Amended, 2 of 1959, Second Schedule, and 98 of 1970, Schedule)
7. (1) The Director may from time to time cause to be served upon any person who appears to him to be liable to be called up for service as aforesaid a written notice signed by the Director hereinafter called a "medical notice" calling upon him to submit himself for medical examination by a board of medical practitioners at such time and place as he may specify therein.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of a medical notice shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), a person who claims that he is a person to whom this Ordinance does not apply or that he is by virtue of section 5 a person exempted from the provisions of this Part, may, within seven days of the service upon him of a medical notice, lawfully object in writing to the Director to complying with such medical notice until such claim has been determined and in such event, unless the Director is satisfied that the claim is valid, in which case he shall allow it, he shall refer such claim to the Secretary of the Compulsory Service Tribunal and it shall thereafter be dealt with in like manner as if it were an objection under section 10 and as if such claimant were an objector, save that the Compulsory Service Tribunal shall have power if it disallows the claim to order the claimant to submit himself for medical examination by a board of medical practitioners at such time and place as may be specified in such order and that failure to comply with any such order shall constitute an offence.
(4) The procedure prescribed by subsection (3) shall not be available to any person who wishes or may wish to object on the ground specified in paragraph (b) or (e) of subsection (1) of section 10 and if such objection is subsequently advanced it shall be disregarded.
8. (1) A board of medical practitioners, after completion of every medical examination authorized by section 7 shall grade the person examined as physically fit or unfit for service in all or any of the following-
(a) the Royal Hong Kong Regiment; (Replaced, 98 of 1970, Schedule)
(b) the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force; (Replaced, 98 of 1970, Schedule)
(c) the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force; and (Amended, 2 of 1959, Second Schedule)
(d) the Essential Services Corps,
Power to require medical examination.
Medical examination.
1970 Ed.]
Compulsory Service.
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years in the case of a male person and after attaining the age of fifty years in the case of a female person. (Amended, 2 of 1959, Second Schedule, and 98 of 1970, Schedule)
7. (1) The Director may from time to time cause to be served upon any person who appears to him to be liable to be called up for service as aforesaid a written notice signed by the Director hereinafter called a "medical notice" calling upon him to submit himself for medical examination by a board of medical practitioners at such time and place as he may specify therein.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of a medical notice shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), a person who claims that he is a person to whom this Ordinance does not apply or that he is by virtue of section 5 a person exempted from the provisions of this Part, may, within seven days of the service -upon him of a medical notice, lawfully object in writing to the Director to complying with such medical notice until such claim has been determined and in such event, unless the Director is satisfied that the claim is valid, in which case he shall allow it, he shall refer such claim to the Secretary of the Compulsory Service Tribunal and it shall thereafter be dealt with in like manner as if it were an objection under section 10 and as if such claimant were an objector, save that the Compulsory Service Tribunal shall have power if it disallows the claim to order the claimant to submit himself for medical examination by a board of medical practitioners at such time and place as may be specified in such order and that failure to comply with any such order shall constitute an offence.
(4) The procedure prescribed by subsection (3) shall not be available to any person who wishes or may wish to object on the ground specified in paragraph (b) or (e) of subsection (1) of section 10 and if such objection is subsequently advanced it shall be disregarded.
8. (1) A board of medical practitioners, after completion of every medical examination authorized by section 7 shall grade the person examined as physically fit or unfit for service in all or any of the following-
(a) the Royal Hong Kong Regiment; (Replaced, 98 of 1970,
Schedule)
(b) the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force; (Replaced,
98 of 1970, Schedule)
(c) the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force; and
(Amended, 2 of 1959, Second Schedule)
(d) the Essential Services Corps,
Power to require medical examination.
Medical examination.
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