EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) (USE OF LAND BY HER MAJESTY'S MILITARY FORCES) (SAN WAI) ORDER

EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) (USE OF LAND BY HER MAJESTY'S MILITARY FORCES) (SAN WAI) ORDER

EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) (USE OF LAND BY)
HER MAJESTY'S MILITARY FORCES) (SAN WAI)
ORDER.

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

[9th October, 1951]

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

2. In this order

'Brigade Commander- means the Officer- in Command of Her Majesty's
Troops in the area;

'Firing Area' means the area of land at SAN WAI more particularly
described and delineated in the First Schedule hereto as the SAN
WAI Classification Range;

'Forces' means Her Majesty's Military Forces.

3. Subject to the provisions of this order, the Forces are duthorized
to use the Firing Area on all days of each week and at all times of each
day.

1 4. The use of the Firing Area as a classification range by the
Forces shall be subject to the conditions specified in the Second
Schedule hereto..

5. Notice that practice firing is about to take place or is taking place
on the Firing Area shall be given. in the manner specified in the Third
Schedule hereto.

6. No person shall be or remain upon the Firing Area while it is
being used as a classification range without the prior premission of the
Brigade* Commander or his representative.

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

FIRST SCHEDULE. [para. 2.1

The SAN WAI Classification Range.

All that area of land situate at SAN WAI and bounded-By a line starting at a
point grid reference KV05889224 to a point in the direction of 308' grid reference
KV05299294, thence to a point in the direction of 53' grid reference
KV05609319, thence to a point in the direction of 96' grid reference
KV05959312, thence to a point in the direction of 187' grid reference
KV05959269, thence along the line of the 60-metre contour to a point grid
reference KV06089258, thence to starting point in the direction of 226'.





SECOND SCHEDULE. [para. 4.1

Conditions of Use.

1. The target area and butts shall be in the area of a point grid reference
KV05609291. Additionally a target area for a twenty-five yard range shall be
confined to within ten yards of a point grid reference KV0595920.

2. The Forces shall make and maintain such fire breaks around the target areas
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 areas during the course of or
as a result of practice firing.

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

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

THIRD SCHEDULE. [~ara. 5.1

Notice of Practice Firing.

1. (1) Notice that practice firing 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 firing is due to commence.

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

2. The signals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be

(1) By day a large red flag flown hoisted, and by night a red lantern lighted and
hoisted at the following points, with a sentry posted at the base of the pole from
which the aforementioned flag is flown and the aforementioned red lantern hoisted

(i) grid reference KV05889224;

(ii) grid reference KV05409270;

(iii) grid reference KV05359301;

(iv) grid reference KV05959312.

(2) Additionally, and when the twenty-five yards range is in use, by day a large
red flag flown hoisted and by night a red lantern lighted and hoisted at the following
points with a sentry posted at the base of the pole from which the aforementioned
flag is flown and the aforementioned red lantern hoisted

(i) grid reference KV05919301;

(ii) grid reference KV06029269;

(iii) grid reference KV05919252.

(3) Such other signals or warnings as may appear suitable and practicable to the
District Commissioner, New Territories and to the Commanding Officer.

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G.N.A. 137/53. 29 of 1958. Citation. Interpretation. First Schedule. Forces authorized to use land. Conditions of use. Second Schedule. Notice of practice firing. Third Schedule. Entry upon Firing Area of unauthorized persons prohibited. Map references. 29 of 1958, Schedule. 29 of 1958, Schedule. Location of target area. 29 of 1958, Schedule. Construction of fire breaks. Control of fires. Compensation for damage to forestry lot tress and crops. Notice of practice firing to be given by display of signals. Description and location of signals. 29 of 1958, Schedule.

G.N.A. 137/53. 29 of 1958. Citation. Interpretation. First Schedule. Forces authorized to use land. Conditions of use. Second Schedule. Notice of practice firing. Third Schedule. Entry upon Firing Area of unauthorized persons prohibited. Map references. 29 of 1958, Schedule. 29 of 1958, Schedule. Location of target area. 29 of 1958, Schedule. Construction of fire breaks. Control of fires. Compensation for damage to forestry lot tress and crops. Notice of practice firing to be given by display of signals. Description and location of signals. 29 of 1958, Schedule.

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