Local Forces Act 1881 (SA)

ANN0 QUADRAGESIMO QUARTO ET QUADRAGESIMO

QUINT0

VICTORIB REGINB.

No. 215.

An Act to further amend " The Volunteer Act, 1865-6 ;" also Act No. 19 of 1866-7; " The Rifle Com- panies Act, 1878 ;" and Act No. 169 of 1880.

[Assented to, November 18th, 1881.1

HEREAS it is desirable to further amend '$The Volunteer ~ e m ~ e.

tive Council and House of Assembly of the Province of South	W Act, 18666," 'An Act passed by the Governor and Legisla-
Australia, in the thirtieth year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, being No. 19 of 1866-7," and "The Rifle Com- panies Act, 1878," and to amend "An Act passed by the Governor and Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said province in the tbrty-third and forty-fourth years of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, being No. 169 of 1880"-Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the said province, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly of
the said province, in this p r e w ~ t Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. This Act may for ail purposes be cited as the '' Local 'Forces samt title.

Acta Amendment Act, 1881."

2. This Act (so far as is consistent with the tenor thereof) shall hrnrpontion.

be construed as one with "The Volunteer Act, 1865-6," the said

Act No. 19 of 1866-7; "The Rifle Companies Act, 1878," and the said Act No. 169 of 1880.

3. From and after the passing of this Act, the rifle companies " w e corn .eaF' to

becalledwGe

organised nnder the 'L Rifle Companies Act, 1 W3," shall be called Voluntesr corn-

"Rifle Volunteer Companies," and "	'She South Australian National	panm," m d "Bath
Awtrnhan Nationsl

Rifle Association," formed thexeunder. shall be called <' The Rifle ~d~ h l a t i o n w to

21s Volunteer

44O & 45O VICTOKIE, No. 215.

Local Forces Act Ametrdmmt Act.--1881.

Volunteer Force:" And the " Rifle Companies Act, 1878." and all rules and regulations made thereunder, and the mid Act No. 169 of 1880, sh~l l, unless the context otherwise requires, be read, con- stiued, and have effect as if the words " Rifle Volunteer Company" were inserted therein, in lieu of the words "Rifle Company" or "Rifle Club," whenever such lastly-mentioned words respectively occur; and as if the words ('Rifle Volunteer Companies" were inserted therein in lieu of the words " Rifle Companies " or "Rifle Clubs," whenever such lastly-mentioned words respectively occiu;

and as if the words "Rifle Volunteer Force" were inserted therein

in lieu of the words "South Australian National Rifle Association" or " National Rifle Association," wl~erever such lastly-mentioned words respectively occur; and as if the word " Force," which, in the construction of the mid Acts, unless the context otherwise requires,

shall mean the "Rifle Volunteer Force," were inserted therein in

lieu of the word 'LAssociation," whenever snch lastly-mentioned

word occurs.

4. Whenever, by any Act in the preamble referred to, prohion is made for the taking of any oath, such oath may be taken before any Justice of the Peace for the said province.

5. The Governor may, from time to time, make such regulation8 as to him may seem meet, for regulating the time and mode of retirement of officers in the Volunteer Force, and generally for preserving the efficiency of snch force.

6. Section 1 of " The Volunteer Act, 18666," section 1 of "The

R a e Companies Act, 1878," and the meaning given to the term

" h c i a t i o n " in section 2 of "The Rifle Companies Act, 1878,"

sre hereby repealed, eave so far aa concerns anything lawfully done

under the authority thereof.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, T hereby assent to

this Bi. W. F. DRmdMONL)