her heirs and successors, for the service of the Government of India, according to the provisions of the Act of the session of the twentyfirst and twenty-second years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter one hundred and six, intituled "An Act for the better 21 & 22 Vict. Government of India," in this Act referred to as the India Act, c. 106. 1858: And whereas that portion of the land so purchased and vested in Her Majesty as aforesaid which is described in the schedule to this Act, and delineated on the plan deposited as in the schedule mentioned, is not required for the service of the Government of India: And whereas the Secretary of State in Council of India has agreed to sell to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings (in this Act referred to as the Commissioners of Works), and the Commissioners of Works have agreed to buy the said portion of land described in the schedule to this Act for the sum of sixty-eight thousand six hundred pounds, to be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament: And whereas it is expedient to provide as herein-after appearing for carrying into effect the said sale: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen'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. This Act may be cited as the India Office (Sale of Superfluous Short title. Land) Act, 1881. site in Charles missioners of 2. As soon as the Commissioners of Works have paid into the Transfer of Bank of England to the account of the Secretary of State in Street from Council of India the sum of sixty-eight thousand six hundred Indian Secrepounds, the piece of land described in the schedule to this Act, tary to Comand delineated on the plan deposited as in that schedule mentioned, Works. shall be vested in the Commissioners of Works, and their successors and assigns, for all the estate and interest of Her Majesty therein, and all powers in relation to the said piece of land which, by the India Office Site and Approaches Act, 1865, are vested in Her 28 & 29 Vict. Majesty, her heirs and successors, shall vest in the Commissioners c. 32. of Works, their successors and assigns. The Commissioners of Works shall hold the said piece of land for the public service in like manner as if it had been duly purchased by them under the Act of the fifteenth and sixteenth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter twenty-eight, intituled An Act to amend an Act of the fourteenth and fifteenth years "of Her present Majesty for the direction of Public Works and Buildings, and to vest the buildings appropriated for the accom" modation of the Supreme Court of Justice in Edinburgh in the "Commissioners of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings." Provided that in the event of the sale, exchange, or lease of the said piece of land, or any part thereof, it shall not be necessary for the person who purchases or takes the same in exchange or lease to ascertain that the direction of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury has been given to such purchase, exchange, or lease. Land to con land tax. The receipt of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State for the above-mentioned sum shall be recorded at the Queen's Remembrancer's Office among the records of the High Court of Justice, and shall be conclusive evidence to any purchaser that the above sum was duly paid, and that the land became under this Act vested in the Commissioners of Works. 3. Such portion of the piece of land described in the schedule tinue subject to to this Act as, at the time of the passing of this Act, is subject to land tax, shall continue liable thereto until duly discharged, but shall not be assessed to the land tax at a higher value than that at which such land was assessed at the time at which it was purchased in pursuance of the India Office Site and Approaches Act, 1865. Exemption c. 122. 4. All buildings erected on the land mentioned in the schedule from operation to this Act by or under the direction of the Commissioners of Works of 18 & 19 Vict. shall be exempt from the operation of the Metropolitan Buildings Act, 1855, and any Act amending the same, whether passed before or after the passing of this Act, except so far as any future Act expressly negatives this section. Disposition of moneys received for purchase. 21 & 22 Vict. c. 106. 5. All moneys received by the Secretary of State in Council of India in pursuance of this Act shall be applied as other moneys received from the sale of land vested in Her Majesty for the service of the Government of India under the India Act, 1858, are by law applicable. SCHEDULE. All the piece of land, containing twenty-seven thousand four hundred and forty square feet, or thereabouts, situate in the parish of St. Margaret, in the city of Westminster, and abutting on the north on Charles Street, on the west on Delahay Street, on the south on Gardener's Lane, and on the east on land belonging to the Commissioners of Works, as the same land is delineated on a plan signed by the Right Honourable George John Shaw Lefevre, First Commissioner of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, and by the Right Honourable Spencer Compton Cavendish, commonly called the Marquis of Hartington, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and deposited at the Queen's Remembrancer's Office among the records of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice, and coloured red on the said plan. CHAPTER 8. An Act to apply certain Sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending on the thirtyfirst day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighty, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two. Most Gracious Sovereign, WE [29th March 1881.] E, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sums herein-after mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the Queen'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: 1,536,5711. 1. The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury for the time Issue of being may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 43. 2d. out of dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards making good the Consolithe supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the years dated Fund for ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred the service of and eighty and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, the ending 31st sum of one million five hundred and thirty-six thousand five March 1880 hundred and seventy-one pounds four shillings and twopence. the years and 1881. 2. The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury for the time Issue of 11,819,046/. being may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- out of the dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards making good Consolidated the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred year ending and eighty-two, the sum of eleven million eight hundred and nine- 31st March teen thousand and forty-six pounds. Fund for the service of the 1882. Treasury to 3. The Commissioners of the Treasury may borrow from time to Power to the time, on the credit of the said sums, any sum or sums not exceeding borrow. in the whole the sum of thirteen million three hundred and fiftyfive thousand six hundred and seventeen pounds four shillings and twopence, and shall repay the moneys so borrowed, 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 said sums were borrowed. Any sums so borrowed shall be placed to the credit of the account of Her Majesty's Exchequer, and shall form part of the said Consolidated Fund, and be available in any manner in which such fund is available. 4. This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act, Short title. 1881. CHAPTER 9. WH An Act to provide during twelve months for the Discipline 42 & 43 Vict. c. 33. Short title. Army Discipline and Regulation Act (42 & 43 Vict. c. 33.) to be in force for specified times. sixty men, including those to be employed at the depôts in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the training of recruits for service at home and abroad, but exclusive of the numbers actually serving within Her Majesty's Indian possessions: 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 Her 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 merchant ships or vessels, or ships or vessels of Her Majesty, 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 Her 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, 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 Her Majesty's service, or are guilty of crimes and offences to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, be brought to a more exemplary and speedy punishment than the usual forms of the law will allow : And whereas the Army Discipline and Regulation Act, 1879, will expire- (a.) In the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, on the thirtieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one; and (b.) Elsewhere in Europe, inclusive of Malta, also in the West Indies and America, on the thirty-first day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one; and (c.) Elsewhere, whether within or without Her Majesty's dominions, on the thirty-first day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen'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. This Act may be cited as the Army Discipline and Regulation (Annual) Act, 1881. 2. The Army Discipline and Regulation Act, 1879, shall be and remain in force during the periods herein-after mentioned, and no longer, unless otherwise provided by Parliament; that is to say, (1.) Within the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, from the thirtieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one to the thirtieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, both inclusive; and (2.) Elsewhere in Europe, inclusive of Malta, also in the West Indies and America, from the thirty-first day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one to the thirty-first day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, both inclusive; and (3.) Elsewhere, whether within or without Her Majesty's dominions, from the thirty-first day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one to the thirty-first day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, both inclusive; and the day from which the Army Discipline and Regulation Act, 1879, is continued in any place by this Act is in relation to that place referred to in this Act as the commencement of this Act. The Army Discipline and Regulation Act, 1879, while in force 42 & 43 Vict. shall apply to persons subject to military law, whether within or c. 33. without Her Majesty's dominions. A person subject to military law shall not be exempted from the provisions of the Army Discipline and Regulation Act, 1879, by 42 & 43 Vict. reason only that the number of the forces for the time being in the c. 33. service of Her Majesty, exclusive of the marine forces, is either greater or less than the number herein-before mentioned. 3. There shall be paid to the keeper of a victualling house for Prices in the accommodation provided by him in pursuance of the Army respect of Discipline and Regulation Act, 1879, the prices specified in the 42 & 43 Vict. billeting. Schedule to this Act. AMENDMENTS OF ARMY DISCIPLINE AND REGULATION ACT, 1879. c. 33. 4. (1.) On and after the commencement of this Act, where a Summary soldier on active service is guilty of an aggravated offence of punishment. drunkenness, or of an offence of disgraceful conduct, or of any offence punishable with death or penal servitude, it shall be lawful for a court-martial to award for that offence such summary punishment other than flogging as may be directed by rules to be made from time to time by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; and such summary punishment shall be of the character of personal restraint or of hard labour, but shall not be of a nature to cause injury to life or limb, and shall not be inflicted where the confirming officer is of opinion that imprisonment can with due regard to the public service be carried into execution. (2.) The said summary punishment shall not be inflicted upon a non-commissioned officer, or upon a reduced non-commissioned officer, for any offence committed while holding the rank of noncommissioned officer. (3.) "An aggravated offence of drunkenness" for the purposes of this section means drunkenness committed on the march or otherwise on duty, or after the offender was warned for duty, or when by reason of the drunkenness the offender was found unfit for duty; and notwithstanding anything contained in the Army Discipline and Regulation Act, 1879, it shall not be incumbent on the commanding officer to deal summarily with such aggravated offence of drunkenness. |