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THE PUBLIC GENERAL STATUTES

AFFECTING SCOTLAND, 1924

PASSED IN THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH YEARS

OF THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY

KING GEORGE THE FIFTH,

TOGETHER WITH THE TITLES OF ALL THE PUBLIC GENERAL STATUTES PASSED DURING THE SAID SESSION.

CHAPTER I.

An Act to repeal proviso (2) to section two of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1923. [21st February 1924.]

[Preamble.]

1. REPEAL OF 13 & 14 GEO. 5, c. 2, s. 2 (2).—Proviso (2) to section two of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1923 (which relates to the conditions for receipt of benefit in the year following the fourth special period) shall cease to have effect on and after the twenty-first day of February, nineteen hundred and twenty-four.

2. SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1924, and the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1923, and this Act may be cited together as the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1924.

CHAPTER II.

An Act to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four.

[Preamble.]

[6th March 1924.]

1. ISSUE OF £2,958,020 out oF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1924.-The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, the sum of two million nine hundred and fifty-eight thousand and twenty pounds.

2. SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Act, 1924.

CHAPTER III.

An Act to remove temporarily the limit on the moneys provided by Parliament for the purposes of the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1922. [6th March 1924.]

[Preamble.]

1. PROVISION of Funds for PURPOSES OF THE DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS.-The limitation of one hundred and forty thousand pounds imposed by section eighteen of

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the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 57), on the moneys which may be provided by Parliament towards defraying the costs in such section mentioned and be paid to the cattle pleuro-pneumonia account for Great Britain shall not apply to moneys so provided in the financial year ending on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and twenty-four.

2. SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act, 1924.

CHAPTER IV.

An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twentythree, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, and one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. [28th March 1924.]

[Preamble.]

1. ISSUE OF £5,765,739 our OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEARS ENDED 31ST MARCH 1923 and 1924.-The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, and apply towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the years ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, the sum of five million seven hundred and sixty-five thousand seven hundred and thirty-nine pounds.

2. ISSUE OF £162,278,000 ouT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1925.-The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, and apply towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, the sum of one hundred and sixty-two million two hundred and seventy-eight thousand pounds.

3. Power for THE TREASURY TO BORROW.-(1) The Treasury may borrow from any person, by the issue of Treasury Bills or otherwise, and the Bank of England and the Bank of Ireland may advance to the Treasury on the credit of the said sum, · any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole one hundred and sixty-eight million forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty-nine pounds.

(2) The date of payment of any Treasury Bills issued under this section shall be a date not later than the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, and section six of the Treasury Bills Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 2) (which relates to the renewal of bills), shall not apply with respect to those Bills.

(3) Any money borrowed otherwise than on Treasury Bills shall be repaid, with interest not exceeding five pounds per centum per annum, out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund, at any period not later than the next succeeding quarter to that in which the money was borrowed.

(4) Any money borrowed under this section shall be placed to the credit of the account of the Exchequer, and shall form part of the said Consolidated Fund, and be available in any manner in which such Fund is available.

4. SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act, 1924.

CHAPTER V.

An Act to provide, during Twelve Months, for the Discipline and Regulation of the Army and Air Force. [15th April 1924.]

Whereas the raising or keeping of a standing army within the United Kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with the consent of Parliament, is against law :

And whereas it is adjudged necessary by His Majesty and this present Parliament that a body of land forces should be continued for the safety of the United Kingdom and the defence of the possessions of His Majesty's Crown, and that the whole number of such forces should consist of one hundred and sixty-one thousand six

ARMY AND AIR FORCE (ANNUAL) ACT, 1924.

hundred, including those to be employed at the depôts in the United Kingdom for the training of recruits for service at home and abroad, but exclusive of the numbers actually serving within His Majesty's Indian possessions:

And whereas under the Air Force (Constitution) Act, 1917 (7 & 8 Geo. 5, c. 51), His Majesty is entitled to raise and maintain the air force, and it is judged necessary that the whole number of such force should consist of thirty-five thousand, including those employed as aforesaid, but exclusive of the numbers serving as aforesaid, and the provisions of the Air Force Act are due to expire at the same dates as the provisions of the Army Act:

And whereas it is also judged necessary for the safety of the United Kingdom, and the defence of the possessions of this realm, that a body of Royal Marine forces should be employed in His Majesty's fleet and naval service, under the direction of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid:

And whereas the said marine forces may frequently be quartered or be on shore, or sent to do duty or be on board transport ships or vessels, merchant ships or vessels, or other ships or vessels, or they may be under other circumstances in which they will not be subject to the laws relating to the government of His Majesty's forces by sea:

And whereas no man can be forejudged of life or limb, or subjected in time of peace to any kind of punishment within this realm, by martial law, or in any other manner than by the judgment of his peers and according to the known and established laws of this realm; yet, nevertheless, it being requisite, for the retaining all the before-mentioned forces, and other persons subject to military law or to the Air Force Act, in their duty, that an exact discipline be observed and that persons belonging to the said forces who mutiny or stir up sedition, or desert His Majesty's service, or are guilty of crimes and offences to the prejudice of good order and military or air force discipline, be brought to a more exemplary and speedy punishment than the usual forms of the law will allow :

And whereas the Army Act and the Air Force Act will expire in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four on the following days :

(a) in Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, on the thirtieth day of April; and

(b) elsewhere, whether within or without His Majesty's dominions, on the thirty-first day of July:

Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the Army and Air Force (Annual) Act, 1924.

2. ARMY ACT and Air ForcE ACT TO BE IN FORCE FOR SPECIFIED TIMES.—(1) The Army Act and the Air Force Act shall be and remain in force during the periods hereinafter mentioned, and no longer, unless otherwise provided by Parliament (that is to say):

(a) Within Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, from the thirtieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twentyfour, to the thirtieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twentyfive, both inclusive; and

(b) Elsewhere, whether within or without His Majesty's dominions, from the thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, to the thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, both inclusive.

(2) The Army Act and the Air Force Act, while in force, shall apply to persons subject to military law or to the Air Force Act, as the case may be, whether within or without His Majesty's dominions.

(3) A person subject to military law or to the Air Force Act shall not be exempted from the provisions of the Army Act or Air Force Act by reason only that the number

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of the forces for the time being in the service of His Majesty, exclusive of the marine forces, is either greater or less than the numbers herein before mentioned.

3. PRICES IN RESPECT OF BILLETING.-There shall be paid to the keeper of a victualling house for the accommodation provided by him in pursuance of the Army Act or the Air Force Act the prices specified in the Schedule to this Act.

AMENDMENTS OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE ACTS.

PART I.-AMENDMENTS OF ARMY ACT.

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4. AMENDMENT OF s. 175 OF THE ARMY ACT.-In paragraph (9) of section one hundred and seventy-five of the Army Act (which relates to persons subject to military law as officers), for the words Indian army reserve there shall be substituted the words "Indian army reserve of officers or the Army in India reserve of officers."

5. AMENDMENT OF s. 189 OF THE ARMY ACT.—The following subsection shall be inserted at the end of section one hundred and eighty-nine of the Army Act (which relates to the interpretation of the term " on active service") :

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(6) Where any such forces so serving out of His Majesty's Dominions are under the command of an air officer the powers exercisable under this section by a general officer or colonel commandant shall be exercisable by such air officer, and this section shall apply accordingly."

6. AMENDMENT OF S. 190 OF THE ARMY ACT.-The following paragraph shall be inserted at the end of paragraph (3) of section one hundred and ninety of the Army Act (which relates to the interpretation of terms in that Act):

"(3A) The expression colonel commandant' includes a colonel not below the rank of colonel commandant."

PART II.-AMENDMENT OF AIR FORCE ACT.

7. AMENDMENT OF S. 189 OF THE AIR FORCE ACT.-The following subsection shall be inserted at the end of section one hundred and eighty-nine of the Air Force Act (which relates to the interpretation of the term "on active service ") :—

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(6) Where any such part of His Majesty's Air Force so serving out of His Majesty's Dominions is under the command of a general officer or colonel commandant, the powers exercisable under this section by an air officer shall be exercisable by such general officer or colonel commandant, and this section shall apply accordingly.'

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PART III. AMENDMENTS OF ARMY ACT APPLICABLE ALSO TO

THE AIR FORCE ACT.

8. AMENDMENT OF S. 44 OF THE ARMY ACT.-In proviso (11) to section forty-four of the Army Act (which relates to the scale of punishments by courts-martial), for the words "military decoration or military reward" there shall be substituted the words" naval, military or air-force decoration or naval, military or air-force reward.”

9. AMENDMENT OF S. 47 OF THE ARMY ACT.-In subsection (1) of section fortyseven of the Army Act (which relates to the power to deal summarily with charges against officers and warrant officers) for the words "the General" there shall be substituted the words " the General or Air."

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10. AMENDMENT OF S. 174A OF THE ARMY ACT.-In section one hundred and seventy-four A of the Army Act (which relates to the use of recreation rooms without licence), after the words Disorderly Houses Act, 1751 " there shall be inserted the words or in any similar enactment contained in any other Act whether public general or local or personal."

11. APPLICATION TO AIR FORCE.-References in this Part of this Act to the Army Act shall be deemed to include references to the Air Force Act, and the provisions of this Part of this Act shall, in their application to the Air Force Act,

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