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Royal Hong Kong Regiment

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CHAPTER 199

ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT

To provide for the establishment of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment.

Originally 98 of 1970.

16 of 1973. 15 of 1981.

[18 December 1970.]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Royal Hong Kong Regiment Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

“active service" means, in addition to the meaning ascribed to it in section 225 of the Army Act, service when called out under section 13 or 14 of this Ordinance:

"appointments" includes accoutrements and equipment of every kind other than clothing:

“Army Act" means the Army Act, 1955;

“Commanding Officer" means the Commanding Officer of the Regiment appointed by the Governor under this Ordinance:

"enlist" and "enrol" have the same meaning:

"Home Guard" means the Home Guard sub-unit of the Regiment:

"member" means a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier of the Regiment;

"officer" means a person holding a commission as an officer of the Regiment;

"Order" means the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1978; (Added 15 of 1981, s. 2)

"public property" means any property belonging to the Government or held for the purposes of the Government;

"Queen's Regulations" means the Queen's Regulations for the Army;

"Regiment" means the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers);

"Royal Warrant" means the Royal Warrant concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the military forces during the 1914 World War and after 2 September 1939;

"Service Commander" means the Service Commander of the Regiment specified under section 4;

Short title.

Interpretation.

(1955 c. 480

15 & 1. 1978/1525.)