Naval Forces Regulations 1926 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 35.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of April, 1927.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s. Command,

T. W. GLASGOW,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Forces Regulations.

(Statutory Rules, 1926, No. 196.)

(First Amendment.)

1. After regulation 66, the following regulation is inserted:—

66a. Promotion to the rank of Surgeon Captain will be made by selection from Officers of the rank of Surgeon Commander who, in the opinion of the Naval Board, have proved themselves fitted for the higher rank by both professional and administrative ability.

2. Regulation 101; sub-regulation (1), is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander” from the eighth line; and

(b) by adding the words “and Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander” after the words “Engineer Commander”.

3. Regulation 102 is amended—

(a) by inserting after the words “Warrant Officer” in sub-regulation (1) the words “including Sub-Inspector of the Naval Dockyard, Police”; and

(b) by adding at the end of sub-regulation (2) the words “except that the age for retirement of Sub-Inspectors of the Naval Dockyard Police appointed to the Auxiliary Services on or after the date aforementioned shall be 55 years.”

4. Regulation 130 is amended—

(a) by inserting at the beginning of the regulation the following words “Except where regulations have been made under the Naval Defence Act applicable to the same subject”;

(b) by omitting the words and figures “Chapters XVII., XVIII., and Sections II., III., IV., and V. of Chapters XIX., XXV., and. Appendices XX. and XXII. of the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions (1913 edition)”, and inserting in. their stead the words and figures “Chapters IX., X., XI., XII., and XXXV., and Appendices XXIV. and XXVI. of the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions (1926 edition)”;

(c) by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following new paragraph:—

“(a) The following articles and clauses shall not apply—

Article 540, Table II., Punishments 15, 18, 19, 20 and 21.

Articles 581, 584, and 585”; and

(d) by omitting from paragraph (b) the figures “757” and inserting in their stead the figures “540”.

5. The words “Section V.—Leave of Absence” are to be inserted immediately before regulation 134.

6. The words “Section VI.—Furlough” are to be inserted immediately before regulation 143.

7. The words “Section VII.—Uniforms” are to be inserted immediately before regulation 144.

8. Regulation 165 is amended by omitting the figures “548” and the figures and word “(1913 edition)” and inserting in their stead the figures “1081” and the figures and word “(1926 edition)” respectively.

 

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