The King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Government of His Majesty's Naval Service (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ... ShiPhis own authority, and without reference to any other person, may cause him to be put under arrest or confined as a close prisoner; and should he think the case requires it, may order the prisoner to be disembarked at the first convenient opportunity, transmitting a report in writing, through the Senior Naval Officer present, to the Senior Military Officer in command of the Land Forces, in order that the offender may be brought before a Military Court-Martial. 3. The Captain of the Ship shall have full power, on his own authority, to order an offender, whether Officer or soldier, to be placed in either naval or military custody, as he shall consider most desirable, observing that in all cases where an offender is to be disembarked for trial by Military Authority, he must be placed in military custody on board the Ship. 4. If any Officer or soldier should commit any act which, in the Offences to he opinion of the Commanding Officer of the Troops, can only be ade-courtMaiHal quately dealt with by a General or District Court-Martial, the offender, with the concurrence of the Captain of the Ship, sliall be disembarked n 31986. 449 F F Summary punishment. Concurrence of Commanding Officer of Troops re-quired. Soldiers em-' barked without Commissioned Officers. Trial of Noncommissioned Officers. Concurrence of Captain re-q uired. To be reported to Admiralty. Authority to Commanding Officer of Troops. on the first opportunity for the purpose of being proceeded against according to military law. 5. If any private soldier shall commit any act against the good order and discipline of the Ship, which in the opinion of the Captain of the Ship requires the infliction of any summary punishment for which a warrant is required by the Summitry Punishment Table for Troo...