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AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND RESTRICT THE WEARING OF UNIFORMS OF THE NAVAL, MILITARY AND AIR FORCE UNIFORMS .
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[2nd October
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Short title.
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1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Uniform Ordinance.
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Military uniforms not to be worn without authority.
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(1) It shall not be lawful for any person not serving in Her Majesty’s military force forces to wear without her Majesty’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:
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Provided that this enactment shall not prevent any persons from wearing any uniform or dress in the course of a stage play performed in a place duly licensed or authorized for the public performance of stage plays, or in the course of a circus performance, or in the course of any bona fide military representation.
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Penalty.
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(2) If any person contravenes this section he shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty rupees.
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Uniform of Naval Military or Air Force not to be brought into contempt.
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3. If any person not serving in Her Majesty’s Naval Military or Air Forces wears without Her Majesty’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, 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 conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees, or to simple imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, or to both.
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Interpretation
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4. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires –
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“Her Majesty’s Military Forces” means Army of Ceylon within the meaning of the Army Act.
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“Her Majesty’s Naval Forces” means the royal of Ceylon Navy within the meaning of the Navy Act
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“Her Majesty’s air forces” means the royal of Ceylon Air Force within the meaning of the Air Force Act
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| Chapter 38, Volume No. 2 page No. 196. |
