Bermuda Consolidated Legislation

 

BERMUDA STATUTORY INSTRUMENT

SR&O 33/1972

REGULATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF THE COLONIAL FIRE BRIGADE LONG SERVICE MEDAL.

[made by His Excellency the Governor under the authority of Royal War rants dated 21 March 1956, 10 April 1967 and 14 July 1971 and brought into operation on 15 July 1972]

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1 Service required

2 Continuity of service

3 Exemplary character

4 Recommendations

5 Forfeiture and restoration

6 Replacement if lost

7 [omitted]

Service required

1 The Colonial Fire Brigade's Long Service Medal will be granted as a reward for long ser vice and good conduct to members of all ranks of properly organised Fire Brigades of Bermuda, who on or after the 10th April, 1967, shall have completed eighteen years' continuous service as hereinafter defined.

A Clasp will also be granted to a recipient of the Medal on his completing twenty-five years' qualifying service, and a further clasp on completing thirty years' qualifying service. For each Clasp so awarded a small silver rose may be added to the ribbon when worn alone.

Continuity of service

2 Service in properly organised Fire Brigades in other Colonies, Associated States or Terri tories under Her Majesty's protection or Ad ministration may be allowed to reckon towards the re quired period of qualifying service, as may also service which would reckon as qualifying service for the Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, if the total period of such service amounts to not less than eighteen years; pro vided, however, that where service has been ren dered in Bermuda and in one or more of the territories defined above an interval not exceeding twelve months between any two periods of service shall not be regarded as breaking the continu ity of such service; provided also that a break in service not exceeding six calendar months in Bermuda and in one or more of the territories defined above shall not be regarded as breaking the continuity of such service.

Service in Her Majesty's Armed Forces or Merchant Navy whether on secondment, on re call or when called upon to serve may be allowed to reckon towards the required period of quali fying service, pro vided that such military or Merchant Navy service interrupted and was continu ous with qualifying fire service.

Exemplary character

3 (1) For the purposes of these Regulations service shall be reck oned as qualifying service only if it is certified that the character and conduct of the person recommended for the grant of the Medal or Clasp has been exemplary and also, in the case of a part-time member of a fire brigade, that he has throughout his service satisfactorily performed his obligations to attend for drills and training when required and to be available to respond to calls to attend fires during such periods as have been arranged.

(2) In this regulation the expression "exemplary character" means that the person rec ommended—

(a) shall not have had more than one report for drunken ness or insobriety during the whole of his service; and

(b) shall not have had more than three reports (including any for drunkenness or in sobriety), which shall have been dealt with otherwise than by a caution during the whole of his service.

Recommendations

4 Recommendations for the award of the Medal or Clasp shall be submitted by the Officer in Command of the Fire Brigades to the Gover nor. The Medal will be awarded on the authority of the Governor and a notification of such award shall be published in the Gazette.

Forfeiture and restoration

5 (1) A recipient of the Medal or Clasp who is convicted of a criminal offence or is dis missed or removed from the Fire Service for mis conduct shall forfeit the Medal or Clasp unless the Governor shall other wise direct.

(2) A Medal or Clasp so forfeited may be restored to the recipi ent by the Governor at his discretion.

(3) A notice of forfeiture or restoration shall In every case be published in the Gazette.

Replacement if lost

6 In the event of the loss of a Medal or Clasp and replacement be ing desired, a declaration shall be made before a Magistrate stating the circumstances under which such loss occurred, and the rank and name of the person to whom the Medal or Clasp belonged.

The declaration shall be forwarded to the Governor and if the ex planation as to the loss is considered satisfactory by him the Medal or Clasp will be replaced, on repayment by the person concerned of the cost of such replacement.

Revocation

7 [omitted]

 

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