Militia (Lands and Buildings) Act 1873
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1873 c. 68 |
| Year | 1873 |
Militia (Lands and Buildings) Act, 1873
(36 & 37 Vict.) CHAPTER 68.
An Act for extending the Period of Service in the Militia; and for other purposes.
[5th August 1873]
Whereas it is expedient to extend the period of service in the militia, and to make certain other amendments of the law:
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 Enrolment of militia.
1. Private men for the militia may, by voluntary enlistment only without regard to quota, be recuited by such officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, whether belonging to the militia or to the army, as may be determined by Her Majesty, and may be enrolled to serve for any period not exceeding six years, and any person who, at the date of the passing of this Act, is or may hereafter be enrolled in the militia, may, at any time during the period of his existing enrolment, be re-enrolled to serve in the militia for a further period not exceeding six years from the date of his re-enrolment.
2 Oath of militiamen.
2. Whereas it is expedient to substitute one form of oath for the various forms of oaths required to be taken by the non-commissioned officers and men of the militia of the United Kingdom, be it enacted that the oath to be taken by any such non-commissioned officer or man shall be as follows; that is to say,
'IA.B. do solemnly promise and swear, that I will be faithful to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, her heirs and successors, and that I will faithfully serve, in the militia, in any part of Great Britain and Ireland for the defence of the same, until I shall be discharged.'
And such oath may be administered by any justice of the peace or any lieutenant or deputy lieutenant of a county having jurisdiction in the place in which the person about to take the oath may for the time being be found, or by any commissioned officer of the regiment in which the militiaman is about to be enrolled.
3 Command and discipline of militia recruits.
3. Militia recruits shall during the period of their recruit training, when the militia battalions to which they belong are not for the time being out for training and exercise, be subject to the command of such officers, whether of the militia or the regular forces, as may from time to time be appointed to serve with the force with which such recruits are being trained, and the...
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