UNIFORMS ORDINANCE, 1895

UNIFORMS ORDINANCE, 1895

No. 4 of 1895.
an ordinance to regulate the wearing of naxal and military
uniforms.
[29th. May, 1895]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the unitforms ordinance, 1895
As amended by Law Am, Ord., 1923.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.


2. In this ordinance, his majesty's military forces means
the regular forces, and any officer or volunteer as defined by
the volunteer ordinance, 1920.

3.(1) it shall not be lawful for any person not serving
in his majesty's military forces, to wear the uniform of any
of those forces, or any dress having the appearance or bearing
any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of any such
uniform: provided that this enactment shall not prevent any
person from wearing any uniform or dress in the course of a
stage play performed in a place in which the public per-
formance of stage plays is permitted, or in the course of a
music hall or circus performance, or in the course of any
bona fide military representation.

(2) every person who contravenes the provisions of this
section shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not
exceeding fifty dollars,

4. Every person not serving in his majesty's naval or
military forces who wears the uniform of any of those forces,
or any dress, having the apperance or bearing any of the
regimental or other distinctive marks of any such uniform,
in such a manner or in such cirucmstances as to be likely to
bring contempt upon that uniform, or employs any other
person so to wear that uniform or dress, shall upon summary
conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or to imprisonment, without hard labour, for any
term not exceeding one month.
[Originally No. 10 of 1895. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Interpretation. 57 & 58 Vict, c. 45, s. 4. Ordinance No. 2 of 1920. Person not serving in military forces not to wear uniform. 57 & 58 Vict, c. 45, s. 2. Punishment of person bringing contempt on naval or military uniform. 57 & 58 Vict, c. 45, s. 3.

[Originally No. 10 of 1895. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Interpretation. 57 & 58 Vict, c. 45, s. 4. Ordinance No. 2 of 1920. Person not serving in military forces not to wear uniform. 57 & 58 Vict, c. 45, s. 2. Punishment of person bringing contempt on naval or military uniform. 57 & 58 Vict, c. 45, s. 3.

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