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CHAPTER 452

THE UNIFORMS ACT

Arrangement of Sections
Section

1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Prohibition of wearing military uniforms without

authority.
4. Bringing contempt on uniform.

UNIFORMS

(1st May, 1902.)

1. This Act may be cited as the Uniforms Act. Short title.

2. In this Act- Interpretation.

"Her Majesty's military forces" means the regular
forces, the reserve forces and the auxiliary forces,
Imperial, Indian or colonial, other than the naval
coast volunteers and naval volunteers:

"Her Majesty's naval forces" means the navy, the naval
coast volunteers and the naval volunteers:

"the auxiliary forces" means the militia, the yeomanry,
and the volunteers;

"the regular forces" means officers and soldiers who by
their commission, terms of enlistment, or otherwise

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are liable to render continuously. for a term,
military service to Her Majesty in any part of the
world;

" h e reserve forces" means the army reserve force and
the militia reserve force.

Prohibition of
wearing military

3. (1) It shall not be lawful for any person not
dOmwithout serving in Her Majesty's military forces to wear without the
authority. Governor-General's permission, 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, whether performed in public or private, or in the
course of a music hall or circus performance, or in the
course of any bon6jde military representation.

(2) If any person contravenes this section, he shall be
liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two
hundred and fifty dollars.

Brinegcontempt 4. If any person not serving in Her Majesty's naval or
on uniform. military forces wears without the Governor-General's

permission the uniform of any of those forces or any dress
having the appearance or bearing of any of the regimental
or other distinctive marks of any such uniform in such a
manner or under such circumstances as to be likely to bring
contempt upon that uniform or employs any other person
so to wear that uniform or dress, he shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one
month.