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THE ALBERT MEDAL.
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And whereas it seems to Us expedient to consoli-
date the Royal Warrants relating to the said Deco-
rations, We are graciously pleased to make, ordain
and establish the following Rules and Ordinances for
the government of the Decorations, which Rules and
Ordinances shall from henceforth be inviolably
observed and kept :
I. It is ordained that the Decorations " For Gallan-
try in Saving Life at Sea" shall be styled "The
Albert Medal of the First Class" and "The Albert
Medal of the Second Class."
II. It is ordained that "The Albert Medal of the
First Class," when conferred for gallantry in saving
life at sea, shall consist of a gold oval-shaped Badge
or Decoration, enamelled in dark blue, with a Mono
gram composed of the letters V. and A., interlaced
with an Anchor erect in gold, surrounded by a Garter
in bronze, inscribed in raised letters of gold, "For
Gallantry in Saving Lifo at Sea," and surmounted by
a representation of the Crown of His Royal Highness
the lamented Prince Consort, and suspended from a
dark blue riband of an inch and three-eighths in
width, with four white longitudinal stripes.
III. It is ordained that " The Albert Medal of the
Second Class," when conferred for gallantry in saving
life at sea, shall consist of the like shaped enamelled
Badge, save and except in this class it shall be en-
tirely worked in bronze, instead of gold and bronze,
and shall be suspended from a dark blue riband of an
inch and three-eighths In width, with two white
longitudinal stripes.
IV. It is ordained that the Medals shall only be
awarded to those of Our faithful subjects and others
who in saving or endeavouring to save the lives of
others from shipwreck or other perils of the sea have
endaugered their own lives, and that such award
shall be made only on a recommendation to Us by
Our Principal Secretary of State for the Home
Department.
Provided always that the preliminary steps and
inquiry concerning the award of either Albert Modal
inscribed "For Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea"
shall, if the award be to anyone belonging to the
Royal Navy or the Royal Marines, be with the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, and In other cases
with the President of the Board of Trade.
V. It is ordained that the names of those persons
upon whom We may be pleasod to confer either of the
Albert Medals inscribed "For Gallantry in Saving
Lifo at Sea," shall be published in the London
Gazette, and that a Register of the names of such of
these persons as belong to the Royal Navy or the
Royal Marines shall be kept in the Office of the Lords
Commissioners of tho Admiralty and a Register of
the names of the persons not belonging to the Royal
Navy or tho Royal Marines upon whom We may be
pleased to confer either Medal inscribed as aforesaid,
shall be kept in the Office of the Board of Trade.
VI. It is ordained that tho Decoration forgallantry
in saving lives endangered otherwise than by perils
of the sea shall be styled " The Albert Medal of the
First Class" and "The Albert Medal of the Second
Class," and shall be inscribed " For Gallantry in
Saving Life on Land."
VII. It Is ordained that "The Albert Medal of the
First Class," when conferred for gallantry in saving
life on land, shall consist of a gold oval-shaped Badge
or Decoration, enamelled In crimson, with a Mono-
gram composed of the letters V. and A., erect in gold,
surrounded by a Garter in bronze, inscribed in raised
letters of gold, " For Gallantry in Saving Life on
Land," and surmounted by a representat'on of the
Crown of His Royal Highness the lamented Prince
Consort, and suspended from a crimson riband of an
inch and three-eighths in width, with four white
longitudinal stripes.
VIII. It is ordained that " The Albert Medal of the
Second Class," when conferred for gallantry in saving
lifo on land, shall consistoftholikeshaped enamelled
badge, save and except that it shall be entirely worked
in bronze, instead of gold and bronze, and shall be
suspended from a crimson riband of an inch and
throe-eighths of an inch in width, with two white
longitudinal stripes.
IX. It is ordained that tho names of those upon
whom We may be pleased to confer either of these
Decorations shall be published in tho London
Gazette, and that a register thereof shall be kept in
the Office of Our Principal Secretary of State for the
Home Department.
X. It is ordained that tho Medals shall only be
awarded to those of Our faithful subjects and others
who, in saving or endeavouring to save the lives of
others from accidents in mines, on railways, or at
fires, or other peril other than perils of the sea, have
endangered their own lives, and that such award shal 1
be made only on a recommendation to Us by Our
Principal Secretary of State of the Home Department.
The following Rules and Ordinances are ordained for
the government of the Decorations whether awarded
for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, or on Land.
XI. It is ordained that " The Albert Medal of the
First Class " shall be confined to cases of extreme and
heroic daring, and that "The Albert Medal of the
Second Class" shall bo given in cases which, though
falling within the cases contemplated by this War-
rant, are not sufficiently distinguished to deserve
" The Albert Medal of tho First Class."
XII. It is ordained that each Medal shall be sus-
pended from the left breast.
XIII. It Is ordained that any act of gallantry which
is worthy of recognition by the award of the Albert
Medal, but is performed by one upon whom the
Decoration has already been conferred, may, on a
recommendation to Us by Our Principal Secretary of
State for the Home Department, be recorded by a
bar attached to the riband by which the Medal is sus-
pended; and for every such additional act an
additional bar may be added.
XIV. In order to make such additional provision
as shall effectually preserve pure these most honour-
able Decorations, it is ordained that if any person on
whom either of such Decorations is conferred be
guilty of any crime or disgraceful conduct which in
Our judgment disqualifies him forthe same, his name
shall, by an especial Warrant under Our Royal Sign
Manual, be forthwith erased from the register of
those upon whom the said Decoration shall have been
conferred, and his Medal shall be forfeited. And
every person to whom the said Medal Is given shall,
before receiving the same, enter into an engagement
to return the same if his name shall be so erased as
aforesaid under this regulation. It is hereby further
declared, that We, Our Heirs and Successors, shall
be the sole Judges of the circumstance demanding
such expulsion. Moreover, We shall at all times have
power to order that any person who may at any time
have been expelled shall be restored to tho onjoyment
of the Decoration.
XV. The Warrants of the 7th March, 1866, the 12th
April, 1867, the 30th April, 1877, the 13th September,
1881, the 12th March, 1891, and the 24th March, 1904
are hereby repealed.
Given at Our Court at Saint James's, this fifth
day of June, one thousand nine hundred and
five in the fifth year of Our Reign.
By His Majesty's Command.
A. Akere-Douglas.
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