Section 6.
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CHAPTER III—EQUIPMENT, STORES AND SUPPLIES.
SECTION 6.—GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING EQUIPMENT,
STORES AND SUPPLIES.
54. Definition.—The equipment and stores include M. S. D., R. I. A.
S. C. and I. A. O. C. supplies and M. E. S. equipment.
55. Authority for equipment.—Military veterinary hospitals are equipped
in accordance with E. Rs. (India), Part 2, Section IV-A. The rules relating
to requisitions and the general procedure and responsibility connected with
stores and equipment will be found in R. A. I., Financial Regulations, India,
and E. Rs. (India), Part I.
56. Custody of stores.—The Officer Commanding will be responsible for
the safe custody of stores and equipment. Equipment and stores will be
checked by the O. C. hospital or an officer detailed by him as follows :—
Ration articles at least once a month. Linegear and clothing at least
every 3 months, all other classes of stores and equipment at least every
6 months, except barrack equipment which will be checked periodically by
the S. D. O., Furniture and Stores in conjunction with the O. C.
57. Verification of stock.—When an officer is appointed to the command
of a Military Veterinary Hospital or other unit in possession of equipment
or stores he will at once take steps to check the accuracy of the stock in
accordance with the instructions laid down in R. A. I.
58. Survey of stores.—Ordnance and clothing stores will be surveyed,
dealt with and replaced as laid down in E. Rs. (India), Part I, and Clothing
Regulations, India.
Stores supplied by the M. E. S. will be surveyed and dealt with as laid
down in M. E. S. Regulations.
59. Destruction of infected articles.—Articles which have been used in
connection with animals suffering from infectious diseases, and which cannot
be properly disinfected will be destroyed under the orders of the O. C. station ;
these orders will form the authority for their replacement and will be for-
warded in support of the indent.
60. Economy.—The strictest economy will be exercised in the use of
medical equipment and in demanding the same. Executive and adminis-
trative veterinary officers will satisfy themselves thoroughly that only such
articles and quantities as are actually required are demanded, and in the
case of expensive articles that the expense is fully justified and that no less
expensive articles will suffice. All indents will be carefully scrutinized by
administrative veterinary officers before submission to the medical store
depot.
61. Nomenclature of equipment.—In describing medical equipment in
ledgers, vouchers, indents, etc., the item number in the Priced Vocabulary
of Medical Stores will invariably be entered against each article, and the
nomenclature of this vocabulary will be adhered to. Special stores not
included in this vocabulary will be inserted in alphabetical order in the sec-
tion containing stores of a similar nature or description.
In the case of Ordnance Stores and Clothing the correct nomenclature
and section in the Priced Vocabulary of Ordnance Stores (India) and catalogue
number in the Priced Vocabulary of Clothing and Necessaries will be entered
against each article.
62. Local purchase.—Local purchases will be accounted for in the ledgers.
The bills will be forwarded to the D. A. D. V. S., District who will scrutinise
them carefully and check each item of expenditure, satisfying himself of
the necessity for the purchase before passing the bills to the audit officer
concerned.