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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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(3) Subject to the conditions of transfer as aforesaid, all officers and seamen of the King’s Naval Forces or of the Naval Forces of any other part of the British dominions transferred in pursuance of this section to the New Zealand Naval Forces shall, while so transferred, be deemed to be members of the New Zealand Naval Forces, and shall be subject to this Act and the regulations so far as they are applicable.

(4) Subject to the conditions of transfer, all officers and seamen of the New Zealand Naval Forces transferred in pursuance of this section to the King’s Naval Forces or to the Naval Forces of any other part of the British dominions shall, while so transferred, be subject to the laws and regulations governing the King’s Naval Forces or the Naval Forces of the part of the British dominions to which they are transferred so far as those laws and regulations are applicable.

Naval Reserve.

21. (1) In addition to the permanent Naval Forces raised under this Act there is hereby established a New Zealand Royal Naval Reserve, consisting of men drafted thereto under this Act and of men who have served in the King’s Navy.

(2) The persons who are members of the New Zealand Royal Naval Reserve as existing on the commencement of this Act shall form part of the Naval Reserve established under this section, and shall serve therein for such period as they would have served in the first-mentioned Naval Reserve if this Act had not passed.

(3) The members of the New Zealand Royal Naval Reserve shall not be liable in time of peace to continuous Naval service; but, except as aforesaid, shall be deemed to form part of the Naval Forces.

Provision in case of death or incapacity on active service or on duty.

22. When any member of the Naval Forces—
    (a) Is killed on active service or on duty; or
    (b) Dies, or becomes incapacitated from earning his living from wounds or disease contracted on active service,
    provision shall be made for his widow and family or for himself, as the case requires, out of the Consolidated Fund at the prescribed rates.

Funds for annuities or gratuities in case of injury or retirement.

23. Funds may be established in such manner and subject to such provisions as are prescribed for providing for the payment of annuities or gratuities to members of the Naval Forces permanently injured in the performance of their duties, and for the payment of annuities or gratuities to members of the Naval Forces who are retired on account of age infirmity.

Officers eligible to constitute Courts-martial.

24. Officers of the King’s Naval Forces, Officers of the New Zealand Naval Forces, and officers of the Naval Forces of any other part of the British dominions shall be eligible for appointment as officers to constitute Naval Courts-martial.

Regulations.

25. (1) The Governor may from time to time, by Order in Council gazetted, make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters by which this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for the training of the Naval Forces, for securing the discipline and good government of the Naval Forces, or for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and, in particular, prescribing matters for or in relation to—
    (a) The good government of Naval establishments;
    (b) The discipline of persons receiving instruction or training in or employed in or in connection with any Naval establishment; and
    (c) The regulation and control of shipping in time of war or for the purposes of any Naval operation or practice.

(2) The regulations may provide penalties for breaches thereof, not exceeding imprisonment with hard labour for three months in the case of imprisonment, or a fine of twenty pounds in the case of pecuniary penalties.

(3) All such regulations shall be laid before Parliament within fourteen days after publication in the Gazette if Parliament is in session, and if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next ensuing session.

Repeals.

26. The Naval Defence Act, 1908, and the Naval Subsidy Act, 1908, are hereby repealed.