THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL
ELIZABETH R.
ROYAL WARRANT
ELIZABETH THE SECOND, By the Grace of God Queen of New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to all to whom these Presents shall come,
GREETING!
WHEREAS We are desirous of instituting a medal to award to members of Our New Zealand Defence Force and certain other civilian persons for services rendered during both warlike and non-warlike (peacekeeping) operations:
WE do by these presents, for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, institute and create a new Medal.
1 Style
The Medal shall be designated and styled "The New Zealand General Service Medal".
2 Description
a
Subject to subclause 2 of this clause, the Medal shall be circular in shape, bearing on the obverse the Crowned Effigy of the Sovereign, and on the reverse the inscription "The New Zealand General Service Medal" within a wreath of New Zealand flora (pohutukawa blossom, fern fronds, and kowhai blossom) ensigned by a Royal Crown.
bThe Medal
i When issued for warlike operations, shall be of silver; and
iiWhen issued for non-warlike operations, shall be of bronze.
3 Ribbons
aSubject to subclause 2 of this clause, the Medal in silver shall be worn from the left breast suspended from a ribbon, 32 millimetres in width, of dark blue with a light red centre and a narrow central black stripe.
bThe Medal in bronze shall be worn from the left breast suspended from a similar ribbon
to that prescribed by subclause 1 of this clause, save that the narrow central stripe shall be white.
4 Clasps
On all occasions on which the Medal is awarded (being occasions approved by Us), the Medal shall be awarded with a clasp bearing the name of the operation for which the Medal has been sanctioned.
5 Conditions of award
aThe Medal shall be awarded in accordance with such regulations as We, from time to
time, may be pleased to determine.
bWhere the Medal is awarded for warlike operations, both the Medal and the clasp shall be in silver.
cWhere the Medal is awarded for non-warlike operations, both the Medal and the clasp
shall be in bronze.
6 Duplicate awards
aWhere a person who is in possession of the Medal and the clasp in bronze qualifies for
the Medal for a subsequent operation, that person,
i If the subsequent operation is a non-warlike operation, shall receive only the
appropriate clasp in bronze for attachment to the Medal; but
iiIf the subsequent operation is a warlike operation, shall receive both the Medal in
silver and the appropriate clasp in silver.
bWhere a person who is in possession of the Medal and the clasp in silver qualifies for the Medal for a subsequent operation, that person,
i If the subsequent operation is a warlike operation, shall receive only the appropriate
clasp in silver for attachment to the Medal; but
iiIf the subsequent operation is a non-warlike operation, shall receive both the Medal
in bronze and the appropriate clasp in bronze.
7 Registration
The names of all those to whom the Medal and clasp thereof are awarded shall be recorded in a register kept by the Chief of Defence Force in Our Realm of New Zealand.
8 Names of recipients
The name of the recipient shall be engraved or stamped on the rim of the Medal.
9 Order of wear
In the official list showing the order in which Orders, Decorations, and Medals shall be worn, the New Zealand General Service Medal shall in Our Realm of New Zealand be worn, according to the date of award, as a war medal.
10 Miniatures
aReproductions of the Medal and any clasp thereof in miniature, which may be worn on
certain occasions by those to whom the Medal is awarded, shall be approximately half the size of the New Zealand General Service Medal and clasp thereof.
bA sealed pattern of the miniature Medal shall be deposited with and kept by the Chief of
Defence Force in Our Realm of New Zealand.
11 Delegated powers
aSubject to subclause 2 of this clause, delegated powers to make awards under the terms of this Our Warrant and Regulations We, from time to time, may be pleased to determine, shall be vested in Our Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs, and External Relations and Trade, or a Minister of the Crown acting for Our Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs, or External Relations and Trade.
bOur Minister of Defence may delegate powers to make awards to members of Our New Zealand Defence Force to the Chief of Defence Force or a Chief of Staff acting for the Chief of Defence Force.
12 Forfeiture and restorationIt
It shall be competent for Our Minister of Defence or Minister of Foreign Affairs or Minister of
External Relations and Trade in New Zealand
aTo cancel and annul the conferment of the Medal or any clasp thereof on any person;
and
bWhere the conferment of the Medal or any clasp thereof on any person has been
cancelled or annulled, to restore the Medal or clasp to that person.
13 Annulment
We reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating,
augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with this Our Royal Warrant, or any part thereof, by a
notification under Our Sign Manual.
GIVEN At Our Court at Saint James's this 7th day of May 1992 in the 41st Year of Our Reign.
By Her Majesty's Command,
JIM BOLGER,
Prime Minister of New Zealand.
REGULATIONS OF THE AWARD
THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL (SOMALIA) REGULATIONS 1994
ELIZABETH R.
PURSUANT to the Royal Warrant* dated the 7th day of May 1992 instituting and creating the New Zealand General Service Medal, Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to make the following regulations.
REGULATIONS
1 Title and commencement
aThese regulations may be cited as the New Zealand General Service Medal (Somalia)
Regulations 1994.
bThese regulations shall come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification
in the Gazette.
2 SOMALIA
aThe Award of the New Zealand General Service Medal in bronze with the clasp "SOMALIA" in bronze is hereby approved.
bThe Medal and the clasp shall be awarded subject to the Royal Warrant and to regulation 3 of these regulations, to those members of the New Zealand Defence Force who, at any time since the commencement of the 26th day of December 1992, have been attached to the Unified Task Force in Somalia.
3Qualifications for award
aA member of the New Zealand Defence Force who has been so attached qualifies for the
award of the Medal and the clasp if that member, while posted or attached to the New Zealand Defence Force deployed with the Unified Task Force in Somalia, -
i Has had, since the commencement of the 26th day of December1992, 30 days or
more of service, not necessarily continuous; or
iiHas had, since the commencement of the 26th day of December 1992, a period
of service that ended, before the completion of 30 days, by
bEvacuation owing to wounds or other disability due to service.
bA member of the New Zealand Defence Force who has been so attached qualifies for the
award of the Medal and the clasp if that member
i Has, since the commencement of the 26th day of December 1992, been posted or
attached to the New Zealand Defence Force deployed with the United Task Force in
Somalia; and
iiHas been given for gallantry in the operations, on a specific occasion during the
period of posting or attachment (being a period not amounting to 30 days), -
aA Royal Honour, Decoration or Medal, of the status of a British Empire
Medal or above; or
4 Delegation
Pursuant to clause 11(2) of the Royal warrant, the Chief of Defence Force or a Chief of Staff
acting for the chief of Defence Force is hereby authorised to award the New Zealand General
Service Medal with the clasp "SOMALIA" To any member of the New Zealand Defence Force
who is qualified for the award of that Medal with the clasp "SOMALIA".
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of April 1994.
WARREN COOPER,
Minister of Defence.
Issued under the authority of the Regulations Act 1989.
Date of notification in Gazette: 5 May 1994.
These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Defence.
