STATUTORY RULES.
1921. No. 221.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1908.
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 Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this twenty-third day of November, 1921.
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
GRANVILLE RYRIE,
Acting Minister of State for Defence.
Australian Military regulations 1916.
(a) Regulation 147 sub-regulation (2) is amended as follows:—
(i) by deleting the word “and” in paragraph (b) thereof,
(ii) by inserting the word “and” next after the words “Part XII. of the Act” in paragraph (c) thereof, and
(iii) by inserting the following paragraph immediately before the words “may be transferred to the Reserve of officers”—
(d) Officers of the Citizen Forces who on the expiration of their liability to be trained under section 125 of the Act are employed in the Department of Defence in a civil capacity,
(b) The following now regulation is inserted next after Regulation 1108:—
“1108a.—A Quartermaster of the Permanent Military Forces holding commissioned rank and a Warrant Officer of these Forces holding honorary commissioned rank may be awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal under the conditions prescribed in the case of a soldier.”
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