I should have posted this earlier
. The following is the General Order which authorized the formation of the Canadian Women's Army Corps:
Part "A", General Orders 1942
General Order Number 149/1942, Dated: 30th April, 1942.
G.O. 149/42 - CANADIAN WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council by an Order-in-Council (P.C. 1965) of the 13th day of March, 1942, and under the authority of the War Measures Act, Chapter 206, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, Law or Regulation, has been pleased to order as follows: -
1. The Canadian Women's Army Corps, the formation of which was authorized by the Regulations made and established by Order in Council dated 13th August, 1941, P.C. 6289, and the members thereof shall be comprised in and form part of the Militia of Canada, and paragraph 3 of the said Regulations is repealed.
2. The said Corps shall be deemed to be a Corps of the Active Militia as if it had been named as such under Section 20 of the Militia Act and the said Corps and the members thereof shall be on active service as if the same had been placed thereon under Section 64 of the said Militia Act.
3. During the continuance in force of the Order such of the members thereof as are selected to serve as officers may be granted, and may hold, commissions and those members who are so granted commissions shall, subject to the provisions of this Order and of any regulations made thereunder, be deemed to be officers.
4. The Minister of National Defence may make such orders and regulations for the organization, administration, government, discipline, pay, clothing and other related matters in respect of the Canadian Women's Army Corps as from time to time he deems necessary and expedient, provided that any expenditure thereby occasioned shall be subject to the approval of the Governor In Council; the Regulations made and established by the Order in Council dated 13th August, 1941, P.C. 6289, and the amendments thereto approved by Order in Council dated 1th November, 1941, P.C. 52/8817, shall be deemed to the regulations made by the Minister of National Defence in pursuance of this Order.
5. The Army Act, for the time being in force in the United Kingdom, to the extent to which by Section 69 of the Militia Act the said Act is made applicable to the Militia, and the said Militia Act, shall apply to the Canadian Women's Army Corps and all members thereof to the extent that the same are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Order and any other order made by the Minister of National Defence thereunder, and subject to such limitations and modifications as the Minister of National Defence may from time to time prescribe.
6. This order may be cited as the Canadian Women's Army Corps Order (No. 1) 1942, and shall be deemed to have come into force and operation on the first day of March, 1942.
H.Q. 54-27-111-2 F.D. 18
P.C. 1965 of 13-3-42
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