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the billeting of officers and men of His Majesty's Forces borne on the books of any of His Majesty's ships in commission when employed on detached service in case of war or emergency, have effect as modified and set forth hereunder :
108A.—(1) Where a Proclamation has been issued by His Majesty calling out all or any of the men of the Naval Reserves in case of war or emergency, the Admiralty may by Order, distinctly stating that a case of emergency exists, authorise any commander-in-chief or flag officer whose flag is flying at any port or station in the United Kingdom to issue a billeting requisition.
(2) Any officer so authorised may issue a billeting requisition under his hand reciting the said Order and requiring chief officers of police to provide billets in such places and for such number of officers and men, and their horses, and for such period, as may be specified in the requisition.
(3) The provisions of this Act as to billeting shall apply to billeting under such a requisition as if for references therein to a route there were substituted references to such a requisition, subject, however, to the following modifications:
(a) The occupiers of all public buildings, dwelling-houses, warehouses, barns, and stables shall, as well as the keepers of victualling houses, be liable to billets, and the said provisions shall apply as if references to victualling houses and the keepers of victualling houses included references to such public buildings, dwelling-houses, warehouses, barns, and stables, and the occupiers thereof:
(b) The powers and duties conferred or imposed on constables shall be exercised and performed by the chief officers of police, and accordingly for references to constables in the said provisions there shall be substituted references to the chief officers of police, and for the reference to a justice of the peace in subsection (7) of section one hundred and eight there shall be substituted a reference to a court of summary jurisdiction, but a chief officer of police in selecting the persons required to provide billets, and in determining the number of officers and men to be billeted on any person shall, so far as practicable, have regard to the convenience of the several occupiers, and shall act in accordance with any general instructions which may have been issued by the police authority:
(c) The prices to be paid to an occupier other than the keeper of a victualling house for accommodation furnished, and food and fodder supplied by him, shall be such as may be fixed by regulations made by the Admiralty with the consent of the Treasury:
(d) Subsection (2) of section one hundred and three (which defines a route), paragraph (6) of section one hundred and eight (which relates to the power of a justice to vary a route) and paragraph (2) of Part II. of the