No. 5 of 1955. - Defence Force. 5

Provided that the Commanding Officer may,
in any case in which it uppears that the reasons for
‘which the discharge is claimed are of sufficient
urgency or weight, dispense either wholly or in
part with above conditions or any of them..

(6) Any non-commissioned officer or volunteer
of the Force may be discharged by the Command-
ing Officer, after due investigation of the charge,
for disobedience to orders by such non-commis-
sioned officer or volunteer while doing any military
duty, or for neglect of duty, or for misconduct by
him as a non-commissioned officer or volunteer of
the Force, or for other sufficient cause;

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Provided that any non-commissioned officer or
volunteer so discharged shall be entitled to appeal
to the Governor who may give such directions in
any such case as he may think just and proper.

(7) Where any such appeal is made the notes
of evidence taken at the investigation, together with
any statement which may be made by the offender
in his defence, shall be forwarded to the Governor.

(8) Where the time at which a non-commis-
sioned officer or volunteer of the Force would
otherwise be entitled to be discharged occurs while
i proclamation under subsection (1) of section 14
of this Ordinance is in force, he may be required to
prolong his service for such further period, not
exceeding twelve months, as the Governor may
order.

(9) A recruit may be attested by any Officer,
and re-engagement may take place before any
Officer not below the rank of Captain.

18. (1) Subject to the provisions of this
section, every Officer, non-commissioned officer and
volunteer of the Force shall, by way of annual
training,

(a) be trained for such period in every
year and at such times and places, in any part
of the Presidency as the Commanding Officer
may direct and may for that purpose be called
out once or oftener in every yeur:

ANTIQUA.

Annual
Training.