Defence Forces Act 1890 (SA)

ANNO QUINQUAGESlMO TERTIO ET QUINQUA-

GESIMO QUARTO

No. 500.

An Act to amend " The Defence Forces Act, 1886."

[Assented to, December y rd, 1890.1

HEREAS it is desirable to amend " The Defence Forces Act, Preamble.

Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the	W l886 "'-,Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the
Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said province, in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1, This Act may for all purposes be cited as "The Defence Shorttitle.

Forces Act Arnendmcnt Act, 1890."

( b ) Any right, privilege, obligation, liability, or penalty acquired or incurred under, or any appointment lawfully made, or hereby repealed; and (C) Any anything lawfully done or suffered under, any enactment

2, This Act, so far as is consistent with the tenor thereof, shall Inco~oration.

be construed as one with " The .I)efence Forces Act, 1886."

3. In the interpretation of this Act the term "principal Interpretation.

Act" shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean "The

Defence Forces Act, 1886."

The terms used in this Act shall, unless the context otherwise

requires, have the various meanings respectively assigned to them

by the principal Act.

4, Sections 94 and 95 of the principal Act are hereby repealed, Repeal.

but this repeal shall not affect-

( a ) The past operation of any enactment hereby repealed:

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(c) Any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in respect of any right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, or ap- pointment, as aforesaid, and such investigation, legal pro- ceeding, and remedy may be carried on as if this Act had not been passed.

Volunteer Militia Reserve Force and Mounted Ififantry.

Volunteer Force

under principal Act	5. From and after the passing of this Act the volunteer Force regulations made thereunder shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be rcad, construed, and have effect as if the words
to be hereafter called	raised, enrolled, and formed under the principal Act shall be called
VolunteerMiLtia	the Volunteer Militia Reserve Force, and the principal Act and
Reserve Force.
"Volunteer Militia Reserve Force" had been inserted therein in lieu
of the words "Volunteer Force " whenever such lastly mentioned words appear, and the Sixth and Seventh Schedules of the principal
Act shall be altered accordingly.
All the provisions of the principal Act with rega,rd to the Volun- teer ~ o r e e shall, save as aitered-or affected heFeby, apply to the
Volunteer Militia Reserve Force.

No member of the	Volunteer Militia 6, No member of the Volunteer Militia Reserve Force shall
Reserve 8htt1.1 become become an extra-efficient unless he shall attend the annual encamp- he attend the Easter "tra-efficient Unlem ment of that year, for which attendance he shall be cntitled to
encampment. receive thc samc rates of pay and allowanccs as a member of similar

rank or position in the Militia.

One Pound per annum

for each man in 7, In addition to the prizes and sums of money payable an-

Mounted Infantry in	nually under the principal Act for efficients and extra-efficients in
uniform on thirty-first
December, to be paid	such Mounted Infantxy to the commanding officer for the benefit of
for benefit of his	the corps to which such efficients and extra-efficients belong, there
company.	shall be paid annually a sum of One Pound for each man in uniform on the thirty-first of December in each year to the commanding officer of the company to which such inan belongs, for the benefit of the company.

Mounted Infantry

entitled to pay.	8, Every member of such Mounted Infantry shall be entitled to be paid at the rate of Five Shillings for each full day's drill, consisting of five hours and upwards, and Two Shillings and Six- pence for every half-day's drill of from two to five hours.
Not to exceed eight

full days' pay per But no member shall, except as hereinafter provided, bc entitled

annum.

to receive in any one year more than the equivalent for eight full

days' drill made up of full days and half-days.

a t the annual

And four full days I n addition, every member shall be entitled to receive pay at the

encampment,	same rtzte for such a numbcr of full days and half-days as shall make up in the aggregate four full days for attending the annual encampment.
Commandant may

affiliate corps of Q, The Commandant may attach and affiliate, for the purpose of

Volunteer Militia	drill, training, and exercise, any corps or portim of corps of the
Reserve to Militia.	Volunteer Militia Reserve Force to any corps or portion of corps of
the Militia. National

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National Rifle Association.

10, The South Australian National Rifle Association (herein- Gompoeition of the

after called " Thc Association ") formed under the principal Act National Rifle	South Australian
shall be compos&l of-	ciat ion.

(a) Individual members of the Naval Forces, the Naval Reserve Forces, and the Forces authorised by the principal Act, joining the Association under the rules thereof:

Individual riflemen joining the Association under the rules thereof, and being British subjects by birth or naturaliza- tion, who shall at the time of their a,pplication to become members be residing, and who shall, for the period of six calendar months at least immediately preceding such application, have resided, in the said province,

present existing, or to he hereafter made under the principal Act, be ment thereof. 12, The Association shall, subject to the rides and regulations at Council, and mmae;e-

managed and governed by a Council.

Members of the Council shall consist of the following persons :-

( a ) The Commandant for the time bring of the Forces authorised by the principal Act, the Commandant for the time being of the South Australian Naval Forces, thc Brigade- Major or Acting Brigadc-Major for the time being, and the Commanding Officer for the time being of each infantry battalion of the Forces authorised by the principal Act and by this ,4ct, who shall be ex oflcio members of the Council.

(B) Twelve members, to be elected annually (two of whom at least shall be members of the Naval Forces) by the vote of the majority of the members of the Association present in person at the annual general mecting of the Association held under the rules of' the Association:

year shall, until the next annual election of the members of the Council.	Any casual vacancy occurring in the Council at any time during any Casual vaaancy in
Council, be supplied in the manner prescribed by the rules thereof.

12, The Council shall decide upon all questions in the manner HOW questions to be

prescribed by thc rules.	decided by Council.
The Commandant of the Forces authorised by the principal Act shall be the President of the Council.

The Council may clect an executive committee, as well as a

secretary and.treasurer, out of its own body.

Annual Encampment,

13, The Governor may from time to time annually order and Governor may direct annual encampment

direct that an annual encampment of the Forces, or any part

be held,

thereof:, be held at such places and for such a period of time as he

may

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may think fit, and may call out the Forces, or any part thereof, for the purpose of attending such annual encampment, and may direct all things necessary to be done for the purpose of carrying out

such annual encampment.

dmendmentofmtim 14, Section 54 of the principal Act shall be read, construed,

64 of principal Act. and have effect as if the word cc either " and the words " or by sub- stitute " appearing in the sixth line thereof had been omitted therefrom.

Rijle Clubs.

Formation of Rifle 15, Rifle clubs of civilians may be formed under this Act.

Clube of civilians.

The members of such Rifle Clubs shall in no way be subject to military discipline, nor shall it be complsory for the members thereof

to wear military uniform, but ihcy shall be governed by the rules for Rifle Clubs, to be from time to time made, altered, or revoked by the Governor, and published from time to time in the Goverw-

ment Gazette.

Members of club,	Before such a club can be formed the names of not less than fifteen men over eightecn years of age, and who are prepared to be active members of the club, inclucling the n m e s of a captain of the club, and of a committee of at least two members, must be forwarded to the Governor through the Commandant in the prescribed fbrm.
Formation to be
notified in Qarre ttc.	16. If the formation thereof is approved, notice of such forma- tion shall be published in the Government Gcrzette, and after such publication the Rifle Club shall be deemed to have been duly formed, '
and the members thereof shall be subject to the rules for such clubs.
Membera may pur-

chase rifles and 17. Members of Rifle Clubs may purchase from the Government

ammunition from	rifles and ammunition at such rates and on such terms and con-
Government.	ditions as may be prcscribcd.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill.

KINTORE, Governor.

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