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 by a Warrant under Our Sign Manual dated the Eighth day of September, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Six,**(1) We were pleased to institute and create a Medal designated "The New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and did make, ordain, and establish rules and ordnances for a governance of the same, reserving to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting or dispensing with the rules and ordnances, or any part thereof , by a notification under Our Sign Manual.
AND WHEREAS We are desirous of extending both the eligibility for the Medal and the previous service that may be reckoned towards the required period of qualifying service for the award of the Medal or any Clasp thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, We in pursuance and exercise of the power vested in Us, do annul the said Warrant, and in substitution thereof We, by these Presents, for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, are graciously pleased to make, ordain, and establish, in respect of the Medal instituted and created by the said Warrant, the following Rules and Ordnances:
1
Style-
The Medal shall continue to be designated and styled "The New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal".
2Description-
The Medal shall be of silver and circular in shape, bearing on the obverse the crowned effigy of the Sovereign, and on the reverse a representation of St Edwards Crown, Sceptre and sword upon a cushion within a wreath of oak leaves and fern fronds, surrounded by the inscription "New Zealand Police-For Long Service and Good Conduct"
3Ribbon-
The Medal shall be worn from the left breast suspended from a ribbon 32 millimetres in width, of crimson, having in the centre narrow stripes of white, dark blue, and white.
4Eligibility-
The Medal shall be awarded to any person-
(a)Is employed on or after the 1st day of January 1976, as a full-time, sworn
member of the New Zealand Police: or
(b)Is employed by the New Zealand Police, on or after the 1st day of July 1992,
as a full-time Traffic Officer; and
(2)Who has completed his or her qualifying service; and
(3)Whose character and conduct is, in the opinion of the Commissioner of
Police, of such a standard as to warrant the award of the Medal.
5Qualifying Service-
The qualifying service required for the award of the Medal shall be 14 years of continuous service.
6Reckoning of Service-
(1)Subject to subclauses (2) to (4) of this clause, the following service may be
reckoned towards the award of the Medal or any Clasp thereto:
(a)Service with the New Zealand Police.
(b)Service as a Traffic Officer with:
(i)The Ministry of Transport within Our Realm of New Zealand; or
(ii)Any local body or public authority in Our Realm of New Zealand, being
traffic service which, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, is of a similar
standard to that prescribed before the 1st day of July 1992 for Traffic Officers of
Our Ministry of Transport.
(c)Service as a Police Cadet, Police Recruit, Traffic Cadet, or Traffic Officer
Trainee undergoing fulltime training.
(2)Service that has been interrupted by a continuous period of non-service
exceeding 28 days shall not be reckonable.
(3)Service under subclause (1)(b) of this clause shall be reckonable only in
respect of a person serving, on or after the 1st day of January 1987, with the New Zealand
Police or as a Traffic Officer.
(4)Service that has already been recognised by the award of the New Zealand
Traffic Service Medal or Clasps thereof shall not be reckonable.
7Clasps-
(1)A Clasp to the Medal, to be attached to the ribbon when the medal itself is
worn, may be awarded for completion of each additional seven years of continuous service
subsequent to those for which the medal was awarded
(2)For each Clasp awarded, a silver star shall be added to the ribbon when worn
alone
8Registration-
The names of all those to whom the Medal is awarded shall be recorded in a register kept by the Commissioner of Police in Our Realm of New Zealand.
9Names of Recipients-
The name of the recipient shall be engraved or stamped on the rim of the Medal.
10Order of Wear-
In the official list showing the order in which Orders, Decorations and Medals shall be worn, the New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal shall in Our Realm of New Zealand be placed immediately after Our Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
11Miniatures-
(1)Reproductions of the Medal 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 Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
(2)A sealed pattern of the miniature Medal shall be deposited with and kept by
the Clerk of Our Executive Council of New Zealand.
12Delegating Powers-
Delegated powers to make awards under the terms of this Our Warrant shall be vested in Our Minister of Police in New Zealand or in a Minister of the Crown acting for or in the place of Our Minister of Police, save only on the recommendation by the Commissioner of Police.
13Other Awards-
Those serving members of the New Zealand Police, who were serving on the 1st day of January 1976 and who are in possession of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and Clasps thereof issued by the Commissioner of Police shall cease to wear that Medal and Clasps thereof on being granted Our New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and Claps thereof.
14Forfeiture and Restoration-
It shall be competent for Our Minister of Police, or Minister of the Crown deputising for Our Minister of Police, on a Recommendation by the Commissioner of Police, to cancel and annul the conferment of the Medal or any clasp thereof on any person, and also to restore the Medal or Clasp which has been so forfeited.
15Annulment-
We reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with these rules and ordinances, or any part thereof, by a notification under Our Sign Manual.
Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989
Date of notification in Gazette 2 June 1994
This Warrant is administered by the New Zealand Police
