New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 82

Page 3201

✨ Naval Defence Act



Dec. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3201

APPENDIX V.

Naval Defence Act.

1913, No. 45.

AN ACT relating to Naval Defence.

[11th December, 1913.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short Title.

  1. This Act may be cited as the Naval Defence Act, 1913.

Interpretation.

  1. In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context,—

“Active Service” means service in or with a Force which is engaged in operations against the enemy, and includes any Naval or Military service in time of war:

“The Naval Discipline Acts” includes the Imperial Act called the Naval Discipline Act, 1866, and the amendments thereof, and the Imperial Act called the Naval Discipline (Dominion Naval Forces) Act, 1911:

“Naval establishment” includes any ship, vessel, or boat used for services auxiliary to Naval defence, and any dock, shipyard, foundry, machine-shop, work, or establishment in connection with Naval defence:

“Officer” means a commissioned officer, subordinate officer, or warrant officer, but does not include a petty officer:

“Prescribed” means prescribed by this Act or the regulations:

“Regulations” means the regulations relating to the Naval Force; whether made in pursuance of this Act or any other power:

“Seaman” means a member of the Naval Forces not being an officer, and includes any person serving in any capacity on board a vessel of the Naval Forces when engaged in any Naval service:

“Time of war” means any time during which a state of war actually exists.

Power to raise Naval Forces.

  1. The Governor may raise, maintain, and organize such permanent Naval Forces as he deems necessary.

Power to appoint officers.

  1. The Governor may—

(a) Appoint and promote officers of the Naval Forces, and issue commissions to them; and

(b) Appoint an officer to command the whole or any portion of the Naval Forces.

Officers not to be appointed or promoted, except provisionally, until they have passed prescribed examination. Appointment or promotion for distinguished service.

  1. (1) Except as herein mentioned, a person shall not be appointed to be an officer in the Naval Forces or promoted to any higher rank therein unless he has passed the prescribed examination for the rank to which he is appointed or promoted:

Provided that the Governor may appoint any person to be an officer, or promote any officer to a higher rank, for distinguished service, or for marked ability or gallantry on active service, without that person having passed the prescribed examination for the rank to which he is appointed or promoted.

(2) A person who has not passed the prescribed examination for any particular rank may be appointed provisionally to be an officer of that rank.

(3) A person provisionally appointed to be an officer of any particular rank shall cease to hold office as an officer of that rank if he fails to pass the prescribed examination for the rank to which he has been provisionally appointed within the prescribed time, not exceeding eighteen months after his appointment.

(4) The requirements of this section may be dispensed with by the Governor in the case of persons who are officers of the King’s regular Naval Force.



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🛡️ Naval Defence Act, 1913

🛡️ Defence & Military
11 December 1913
Naval Defence, Act, Legislation, Naval Forces, Officers, Appointments, Promotions, Examinations