### Auxiliary Medical Service Ordinance 《醫療輔助隊條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 1 of 2023)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Auxiliary Medical Service Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2023)

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
active service (執勤) means service when called out under section 16;
cadet (少年團員) means a person under the age of 18 years who is enrolled in the Cadet Corps;
Cadet Corps (少年團) means the Auxiliary Medical Service Cadet Corps raised and maintained under section 21;
Commissioner (總監) means the Commissioner, Auxiliary Medical Service referred to in section 7;
duty (職責), in relation to a member, includes active service, training or any voluntary duty;
emergency (緊急事故) means any natural or other disaster, civil disturbance or war or any other emergency, whether actual or apprehended, affecting or likely to affect people in Hong Kong;
member (隊員) means the Commissioner or any person currently enrolled in the Service;
officer (長官) means the Commissioner or any member holding one of the ranks specified in Part II of Schedule 1;
other ranks (其他職級人員) means a person holding one of the ranks specified in Part III of Schedule 1;
public property (公共財產) means any property belonging to the Government or held for the purpose of the Government;
regulations (規例) means regulations made under section 30;
Service (輔助隊) means the Auxiliary Medical Service raised and maintained under section 3;
Service property (輔助隊財產) means any property belonging to the Service or held for the purpose of the Service;
training (訓練) means the training prescribed for members under this Ordinance;
voluntary duty (志願職責) means voluntary duty referred to in section 17(1).

3. Power to raise and maintain Auxiliary Medical Service
The Chief Executive may raise and maintain a body of persons to be known as the Auxiliary Medical Service.
(Amended 76 of 1999 s. 3)

4. Functions of Service
The functions of the Service are—
(a) on the occasion of an emergency, to assist in—
(i) the regular medical and health services;
(ii) the ambulance and other rescue services;
(b) at the discretion of the Chief Executive, to perform such other functions as may be commensurate with the training of members, and on such occasions, as he may order; and (Amended 76 of 1999 s. 3)
(c) at the discretion of the Commissioner, to provide such other services of a non-emergency nature for the general benefit of the community as he may direct.

### Auxiliary Medical Service Ordinance 《醫療輔助隊條例》

5. Financial provision
The costs of raising and maintaining the Service shall be met from moneys provided by the Legislative Council out of the general revenue.

6. Command
The Service shall be—
(a) under the supreme command of the Chief Executive; and
(b) under the executive command of the Commissioner, who shall be accountable to the Chief Executive.
(Amended 76 of 1999 s. 3)

7. Commissioner, Auxiliary Medical Service
The Director of Health shall be the Commissioner, Auxiliary Medical Service.

8. Responsibility of Commissioner and delegation of powers
(1) The Commissioner shall be responsible for—
(a) the administration of the Service;
(b) the maintenance of discipline and efficiency of the Service;
(c) the supervision and control of duties performed by members; and
(d) such other duties or functions as the Chief Executive may order. (Amended 76 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) The Commissioner may delegate an officer to exercise or discharge any of the powers or duties vested in or imposed on the Commissioner by this Ordinance or any other enactment.

9. Composition and organization of Service
(1) The Service shall comprise the Commissioner, officers (other than the Commissioner) and other ranks.
(2) The establishment of the Service shall be determined by the Chief Executive. (Amended 76 of 1999 s. 3)
(3) The Commissioner shall hold the rank specified in Part I of Schedule 1.
(4) The ranks to which members may be appointed are those specified in Parts II and III of Schedule 1.
(5) The powers of appointment, promotion and reversion of members shall be vested in the Commissioner.

10. Enrolment
(1) Any person who is—
(a) 16 years of age or over; and
(b) the holder of an identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177),
may apply to the Commissioner for enrolment as a member in the Service.
(2) A person applying for enrolment shall comply with such requirements for enrolment as may be prescribed.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner may in his discretion accept or reject any application for enrolment.
(4) An applicant shall not be enrolled in the Service unless he has made a declaration, which shall be in a form provided by the Commissioner, declaring that he will serve with the Service in accordance with this Ordinance.
(5) Any applicant who is a cadet shall, on his enrolment in the Service, cease to be such a cadet.

### Auxiliary Medical Service Ordinance 《醫療輔助隊條例》

11. Honorary membership
(1) The Commissioner may grant honorary membership of the Service (with honorary rank equivalent to the rank held by an officer at the date of his retirement or resignation) to any member who holds the rank of Grade VI Officer or above at that date and who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, has rendered distinguished service.
(2) The Commissioner may, either generally or in any particular case, permit any honorary member to wear the mess dress appropriate to his honorary rank.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2), no honorary member may exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties or enjoy any of the privileges conferred by this Ordinance upon a member.
(4) The Commissioner may, at any time, withdraw the grant of honorary membership granted under this section on sufficient cause.

12. Powers of members of Service
(1) Subject to any instructions of the Chief Executive or to any regulations, the Commissioner or other officer, when on active service on the occasion of any emergency, may take such measures as appear to him necessary to assist in the protection of life and property, the protection of public health or the maintenance of public safety and generally for combating the emergency and restricting the dangers and consequences it occasions and, without limiting the generality of the preceding words of this subsection, the Commissioner or other officer may by himself or members of the Service under his control, assist in breaking into or through any premises.
(2) The Commissioner of Police may in writing confer on any member called out on active service any or all of the powers that are conferred by law on a police officer.
(3) Without prejudice to subsection (2), the Chief Executive may by regulation confer on any member called out on active service any other power as may be necessary for the performance of the member’s duty.
(Amended 76 of 1999 s. 3)

13. Protection of members
(1) A member shall not be liable for damages for, or in consequence of, any lawful act done, or omitted to be done, by him in good faith while he is on duty and acting in the course of that duty.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall affect any civil liability of the Government.