Statutory Rules 1964, No. 15.(b)
Men—General scale of active pay.
1. Regulation 31 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “the Naval Airman Mechanic Branch” and inserting in their stead the words “the Naval Air Mechanic Branch”.
(b) Made under the Naval Defence Act 1910–1952 on 30 January, 1964; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30 January, 1964.
Artificer Branches—active pay.
2. Regulation 32 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by inserting after the words “the Ordinance Artificer Branch,” the words “the Systems Artificer Branch,”.
Mechanician Branches—active pay.
3. Regulation 33 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “Chief Air Fitter” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Chief Air Mechanic”.
Cook (Senior) allowance.
4. Regulation 40 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “Cook (S) Branch” and inserting in their stead the word “Cook Branch”.
Air Engineer Officer’s Writer allowance.
5. Regulation 56 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “the Naval Airman Mechanic Branch” and inserting in their stead the words “the Naval Air Mechanic Branch”.
Air Gunnery Officer’s Writer allowance.
6. Regulation 57 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “Naval Airman Mechanic (O)” and inserting in their stead the words “Naval Air Mechanic (W)”.
Navigator’s Yeoman allowance.
7. Regulation 64 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “Ordinary Seaman (R.P.3)” and inserting in their stead the words “Ordinary Seaman (R.P.)”.
T.A.S. Officer’s Writer allowance.
8. Regulation 65 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “Able Seaman (U.C.3) or (U.W.3)” and inserting in their stead the words “Able Seaman (U.C.) or Able Seaman (U.W.)”.
Higher qualification allowance.
9. Regulation 70 of the Naval Financial Regulations is repealed.
Tropical allowance.
10. Regulation 109 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from the table in sub-regulation (3.) the words “Quarters Armourer” and inserting in their stead the words “Systems Artificer, Weapon Mechanic”.
Rates of higher duties allowance.
11. Regulation 115 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (7.), after the words “Electrical Artificer, Ordnance Artificer”, the words “, Systems Artificer”.
Transitional allowance.
12.—(1.) Notwithstanding the repeal of regulation 70 of the Naval Financial Regulations effected by regulation 9 of these Regulations, higher qualification allowance continues to be payable to a man to whom this regulation applies—
(a) until the expiration of the period for which he had, at the commencing date, undertaken to serve in the Permanent Naval Forces; or
(b) until the present daily rate of active pay applicable in the case of the man has been increased by the sum of, or by sums amounting in the aggregate to, One shilling or more,
whichever first occurs.
(2.) The rate per day at which higher qualification allowance is payable under the last preceding sub-regulation is, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, One shilling.
(3.) Where the present daily rate of active pay applicable in the case of a man entitled to be paid higher qualification allowance under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation has been increased after the commencing date, the rate per day at which higher qualification allowance is payable to the man under that sub-regulation is a rate per day ascertained by subtracting from One shilling an amount equal to the amount by which the daily rate of active pay for the time being applicable in the case of the man exceeds that present daily rate of active pay.
(4.) In this regulation—
“man to whom this regulation applies” means a man holding the rating of Chief Petty Officer or Petty Officer who, immediately before the commencing date, was entitled to be paid higher qualification allowance under regulation 70 of the Naval Financial Regulations;
“the commencing date” means the date on which these Regulations come into operation;
“the present daily rate of active pay”, in relation to a man to whom this regulation applies, means the daily rate of active pay applicable in the case of the man immediately before the commencing date.