Military Forces of the Commonwealth Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 246.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1912.

Amendment to Commonwealth Military Regulation 135a.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1912 should come into immediate operation and further, should be taken to have come into operation on and from the 1st January, 1913, and make the Regulation to come into operation accordingly as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this twentieth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen,

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command.

E. D. MILLEN.

Regulations (Provisional) for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Amendment.

Regulation 135a—

Cancel tables under head-lines “With Step of Honorary Rank on Retirement”, and “Retention of Rank,” and paragraph which reads:—

“This paragraph will not apply to officers who retired before the 1st January, 1904.”

and substitute the following therefor:—

With Step of Honorary Rank on Retirement.

Substantive rank.	Service qualifications.
Lieutenant-Colonel ...............	After twenty years’ commissioned service in the Permanent, Militia, or Volunteer Forces
Major....................................
Captain.................................	After fifteen years’ commissioned service in the Permanent, Militia, or Volunteer Forces
Lieutenant.............................
Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant

 

Retention of Rank
Substantive rank.	Service qualifications.
Colonel.....................	After fifteen years’commissioned service in the Permanent, Militia, or Volunteer Forces
Lieutenant Colonel..	Alter twelve years’ commissioned service in the Permanent, Militia, or Volunteer Forces
Major......................
Other ranks.............	After ten years’ commissioned service in the Permanent, Militia, or Volunteer Forces

This paragraph will not apply to Officers who retired before the 1st January, 1913.

 

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