EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) (USE OF LAND BY HER MAJESTY'S MILITARY FORCES) (CHAU TAU RANGE) ORDER

EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) (USE OF LAND BY HER MAJESTY'S MILITARY FORCES) (CHAU TAU RANGE) ORDER

EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) (USE OF LAND BY
HER MAJESTY'S MILITARY FORCES)
(CHAU TAU RANGE) ORDER.

(Regulation 6 of the Emergency (Requisition) Regulations).

[22nd January, 1960.]

1. This order may be cited as the Emergency (Requisition) (Use of
Land by Her Majesty's Military Forces) (Chau Tau Range) Order.

2. In this order

'Commanding Officer' means the Brigade Commander command
ing Her Majesty's Military Forces in the New Territories;

'Firing Area' means the area of land at CHAU TAU particularly
described and delineated in the First Schedule as the CHAU TAU
Grenade Range;

'Forces' means Her Majesty's Military Forces.

3. Except on the days and festivals specified in the Second
Schedule, the Forces are authorized to use, subject to the provisions of
this order, the Firing Area daily between the hours of 7.30 a.m. and 6.30
p.m. for practice grenade throwing.

4. The use of the Firing Area shall be subject to the conditions
specified in the Third Schedule.

5. Notice that practice grenade throwing is about to take place or is
taking place shall be given in the manner specified in the Fourth
Schedule.

6. No person shall be or remain upon the Firing Area without the
prior permission of the Commanding Officer while it is being used for
practice grenade throwing.

7. All grid references specified in the Schedules are taken from
Edition I-GSGS, Series L.681, Sheet 1.

FIRST SCHEDULE. [para. 2.]

CHA U TA U Grenade Range.

All that area of land situate at CHAU TAU and bounded by a radius of 300
yards from a point grid reference KV 002923.





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SECOND SCHEDULE. [para. 3.1

Excepted Days.

1 Every Sunday.

2. The first week-day of January.

3. Good Friday.

4. The day following Good Friday.

5. Easter Monday.

6.The Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, unless it shall be ordered by the
Governor, by an order published in the Gazette, that Her Majesty's Birthday
is to be kept on some other day, and then, such other day.

7. Whit Monday.

8. The first week-day in July.

9. The first Monday in August.

10.The 30th day of August, or if that day should be a Sunday then the
following day.

11. The third Monday in October.

12. The day following Remembrance Sunday.

13.Christmas Day, or if that day should be a Sunday then the following day.

14.The 26th day of December, or if that day should be a Sunday then the
following day, or if Christmas Day should be a Sunday then the Tuesday
following Christmas Day.

15.Any day appointed to be observed as a general holiday in addition to or in
substitution for any day mentioned in section 3 of the Holidays Ordinance,
Chapter 149.

16.Chinese New Year Festiv al, i.e. from Chinese New Year's Eve to the third
day of the New Year, inclusive.

17. Tsing Ming Festival.

18.Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, or if that day should be a Sunday then the
following day.

19. Chung Yeung Festival.

20. Winter Solstice Festival.

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THIRD SCHEDULE. [para. 4.]

Conditions of Use.

1. The target area for grenades shall be confined to an area bounded by a radius
of 20 yards from a point grid reference KV 002923.

2. The Forces shall make and maintain such fire breaks around the target area
as may be deemed necessary by the Director of Agriculture and Fisheries.







3. The Forces shall be prepared to take and shall take immediate action to
extinguish any fire started by them outside the target area during the,course of or as
a result of practice grenade throwing.





4. (1) The Forces shall pay to the owners or lessees of adjoining property
compensation for damage or loss caused to forestry lot trees or crops by the use of
the Firing Area as a practice range.

(2) Such compensation shall be assessed by the District Commissioner. New
Territories, in consultation with the Director of Agriculture and Fisheries.

FOURTH SCHEDULE. [para. 5.1

Manner of giving Notice of Practice Grenade Thron,ing.

1. (1) Notice that practice grenade throwing is about to take place or is taking
place in the Firing Area shall be given by the display of the signals hereinafter
mentioned.

(2) Such signals shall be displayed one hour before grenade throwing is due to
commence.

(3) In all cases signals shall remain displayed until grenade throwing has ceased
and shall then be removed.

2. The signals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be-

(a) a large red flag hoisted at the following points-

(i) grid reference KV 002924;

(ii) grid reference KV 004923;

(iii) grid reference KV 002921;

(iv) grid reference KV 006921;

(b)such other signals or warnings as may appear suitable or practicable to the
District Commissioner, New Territories, and to the Commanding Officer.
G.N.A. 4/60. Citation. Interpretation. First Schedule. Forces authorized to use land. Second Schedule. Conditions of use. Third Schedule. Duty to give notice of practice grenade throwing. Fourth Schedule. Prohibition of unauthorized entry. Source of grid references. Locations of target area. Duty to provide fire breaks. Duty to extinguish fires. Duty to pay compensation. Duty to display signals and manner of display. Description and location of signals.

G.N.A. 4/60. Citation. Interpretation. First Schedule. Forces authorized to use land. Second Schedule. Conditions of use. Third Schedule. Duty to give notice of practice grenade throwing. Fourth Schedule. Prohibition of unauthorized entry. Source of grid references. Locations of target area. Duty to provide fire breaks. Duty to extinguish fires. Duty to pay compensation. Duty to display signals and manner of display. Description and location of signals.

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