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Section 2.
Study allowance may be given at the discretion of the Under Secretary of
State, Military Department, India Office, for any period up to fourteen days
at one time during which the officer is prevented by sickness duly certified
by a medical practitioner from pursuing the sanctioned course of study.
No course of study will be recognised as study leave for the purpose of
the allowance or for any other purpose unless the course of study has been
approved in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 above.
(11) The rates of pay admissible during study leave are the rates of leave
pay laid down in Pay and Allowance Regulations.
(12) On completion of a course of study, a certificate on the proper form
(which may be obtained from the India Office), together with any certificate
of special study, should be forwarded to the Under Secretary of State, Mili-
tary Department, who will arrange for the transmission of the copies of the
documents to the D. V. S. in India.
(13) Study leave will count as service for promotion and pension, but
not for leave. It will not affect any leave which may already be due to an
officer, and will not be taken into account in reckoning the aggregate amount
of leave admissible under Regulations.
(14) Entitled passages will not be admissible to officers proceeding on
study leave. Officers for whom passage accounts are maintained may avail
themselves of certificate " A " (Appendix " A ", Passage Regulations, India,
refers).
15. Moves and Transfers.—The authorities empowered to sanction moves
are detailed in Appendix M.
16. Civilian clerks.—The rules regarding the dismissal, discharge, sus-
pension, reduction and removal of civilian clerks are contained in a separate
pamphlet on this subject.
17. Formation in Peace of Field Veterinary Units.—The formation in
peace of veterinary units for employment in connection with the training
of troops, requires the sanction of A. H. Q., and is subject to the condition
that all expenses incurred in connection therewith be met under the financial
powers of the commander concerned.
When the formation of such units is sanctioned, the mobilization equip-
ment taken into use must be returned at the conclusion of the training to the
hospital by which it was supplied, and all deficiencies must be replaced with-
out delay.
18. Reports and Returns.—A list of the special reports and returns
which are to be submitted by V. Os. and veterinary assistant surgeons is
given in Appendix B.
19. Books and Forms.—The books authorized for veterinary units are
specified in Instruction 515, R. A. I., Section XII, Regulations and Manuals
(Other than Training and Field Service Manuals) Authorized Scales of Issue,
1937 and Appendix D.
The forms authorized for the exclusive use of the veterinary service are
specified in Appendix C. The forms authorized for general use by the army,
including the veterinary service are enumerated in I. A. F. Z-2001.
20. Veterinary arrangements on the line of march.—Instructions regard-
ing the veterinary arrangements to be made for troops on the line of march
are contained in R. A. I.
The D, A. D. V. S. of a district whence troops move to another district
by road, will forward a copy of I. A. F. V-1755 to the O. C. military veteri-
nary hospital at the station to which the troops are proceeding, through
the D. A. D. V. S. concerned, together with a copy of the last monthly return
(I. A. F. V-1760). Should the monthly return fall due while troops are on