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In force1984 Revised Edition

Act

Gurkha Reserve Unit Act

How a reserve unit is formed, organised and disciplined

Part I

Preliminary

Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged

s 1

This Act may be cited as the Gurkha Reserve Unit Short title

Act.

(1)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise re-qutres-

"Commandant" means the Commandant of the

Gurkha

Reserve

Unit appointed under section 4 (1);

"General Orders" means the General Orders of the Government;

"Member" means a person who is either a Senior

Officer, Subordinate Officer, or of the rank and file of the Gurkha Reserve Unit;

"Senior Officer" means a member of the Gurkha

Reserve Unit of the rank of Second Lieutenant,

Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel or above and includes the Comman-dant;

"Subordinate Officer" means a member of the

Gurkha Reserve Unit of the rank of Lance Cor-poral, Corporal, Sergeant, Warrant Officer Class

Two and Warrant Officer Class One;

Interpreta-tion 5

6

Gurkha Reserve Unit

"Unit" means the Gurkha Reserve Unit;

"weapons" includes firearms and ammunition.

cap. 22

(2)

In sections 131 and 140 of the Penal Code the

Constitution

Administra·

tion phrase "an officer or constable in the Royal Brunei Police

Force'' shall be deemed to include a member of the Gurkha

Reserve Unit.

(3)

In section 137 of the Penal Code the phrase "any deserter from the Royal Brunei Police Force" shall be deemed to include a deserter from the Gurkha Reserve

Unit.

(4)

In any Order made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 83 of the Constitution of Brunei Darussalam 1959 the phrase "member of any Loc-al Forces established under any written law" shall be deemed to include a member of the Gurkha Reserve Unit.

Part II

Constitution, Duties and Powers

Part III

Discipline

Part IV

Schedules