EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO 281
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1983, assented to on 20 June 1983, amended various acts, including the Defence Act 1903 (the Act). An amendment made to the Act removes the requirement to prescribe discharge authorities and specifies the Chief of the General Staff as an authority for discharging soldiers. There is also provision for the Chief of the General Staff to delegate that power.
This Statutory Rule makes various amendments to the Royal Military College Regulations corresponding with and supplementing the abovementioned amendment to the Act.
Regulation 1 of the Statutory Rule amends regulation 33 of the Royal Military College Regulations by omitting sub-regulations (2) and (3), which prescribe authorities for discharge, and sub-regulation (4), which requires an order for a cadet’s discharge to be approved by the Minister. A consequential amendment is also made to sub-regulation (5).
Regulation 2 of the Statutory Rule amends regulation 5 to substitute the Chief of the General Staff for the Commandant as the authority who may remove from the College a New Zealand Cadet or foreign student. A further amendment, to remove reference to approval by the Minister, is consequential on omission of sub-regulation 33(4).
The amendments have effect from the date of gazettal of the Statutory Rule.