262 Police Force (military Service)

• Author: Ralph Hone
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CHAPTER 262.

POLICE FORCE (MILITARY SERVICE).

AN ACT TO RENDER MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE LIABLE TO MILITARY SERVICE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPRESSMENT OF TRANSPORT IN THE EVENT OF DANGER OF INVASION OR OTHER SUFFICIENT EMERGENCY.

[17th May 1929.1 [Comnmewicernent O10th August 1929.] 1. This Act may be cited as The Police Force (Military Service) Act, and shall be read and construed as one with The Police Act.

2. Whenever the Governor considers that the Colony is in imminent danger of invasion or that any other sufficient emergency has arisen, the Governor may, if he thinks fit, by Order, order that the Police Force shall become liable to military service, and thereupon every member of the force whether enrolled in the force before or after the commencement of this Act shall immediately become subject to military law and liable to serve in any part of the Colony, and shall remain so subject and liable until the Governor shall, by Order, otherwise order.

3. So long as an Order under this Act is in force a member of the force shall not, notwithstanding the expiration of the period of his engagement under The Police Act, or any other Act for the time being in force relating to the force, be entitled to be discharged from the force.

4. Except as mentioned in this Act, nothing in this Act or in any Order made under this Act shall affect the powers, privileges or duties of any member of the force under The Police Act, or any other law or Act or under the common law.

   3 of 1929.

   G.N. 7 (4) of 1964.

   Short title.

   32 of 1955.

   Power to make the Police Force liable to military service.

   G.N. 7 (4) of 1964.

   Discharge from Police Force.

   Saving of power as members of Police Force.

   Impressment, and remuneration therefor.

   G.N. 7 (4) of 1964.

   Increasing strength of force.

   Functions and powers of the Governor.

   G.N. 7 (4) of 1964.

5. -(1) When an Order has been made under section 2 of this Act it shall...