have been a commissioned officer serving on the active list of the New Zealand Territorial Force (hereinafter referred to as the Territorial Force) on or after 23 September 1931; and

have completed 12 years’ continuous efficient service calculated in accordance with regulations 6, 7, and 8, subject to the provisions of subclause (3):

provided that qualifying commissioned service must have been rendered on or after 3 September 1939; and

have in each year of the aforesaid period completed to the satisfaction of the Commanding Officer of his unit the prescribed period of obligatory training; and

have been certified annually as efficient by the Commanding Officer of his unit.

periods of not more than 12 months between service in auxiliary forces in different parts of the Commonwealth:

periods of service in the Reserve of Officers:

periods of leave of absence from active duties with unit granted under Army Orders:

periods of service on short service engagements with the New Zealand Regular Force, not exceeding 4 years in any 1 period of qualifying service:

a period of not more than 6 months between service in that part of the New Zealand Army known as Kayforce and service in the Territorial Force or other authorised auxiliary forces in New Zealand.

commissioned service on the active list of the Territorial Force:

commissioned service in Class I or Class II of the New Zealand National Military Reserve subsequent to 20 July 1939, or in the New Zealand Home Guard subsequent to 10 September 1941 (the date on which the Home Guard was constituted a part of the New Zealand Defence Forces):

commissioned service on the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, in any year in which the prescribed training for officers on the Active List of the Territorial Force has been performed:

commissioned service in any of the authorised auxiliary forces of the Commonwealth, which service shall be taken into account in accordance with the regulations for those forces:

commissioned service during the period from 4 August 1914 to 31 December 1921 (inclusive) in the permanent naval or military forces of New Zealand, or in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, or in a permanent force of the United Kingdom or of a dominion or colony:

provided that the officer was commissioned between 4 August 1914 and 11 November 1918 (inclusive) and subsequently obtained a commission in the Territorial Force:

commissioned service in the Regular naval, military, or air forces of New Zealand, the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, the New Zealand Temporary Staff, or in a permanent force of the United Kingdom or of a dominion or colony during the period from 2 September 1939 to 1 May 1949 (inclusive):

provided that the officer was commissioned between 2 September 1939 and 2 September 1945 inclusive and was subsequently commissioned in the Territorial Force before 1 May 1949, or, having enlisted in the ranks of the Territorial Force before 1 March 1950, was subsequently commissioned in the Territorial Force:

service in the ranks of the Territorial Force from the date of mobilisation or calling out for full-time service until the last day of any leave granted at the termination of full-time service:

provided that the individual was serving on 2 September 1939, and was mobilised or called out as aforesaid on or after that date and was subsequently commissioned in the Territorial Force:

provided also that he rejoined the reactivated Territorial Force before 1 May 1949:

commissioned service, other than Regular Force service, in that part of the New Zealand Army known as Kayforce during the period from 29 August 1950 to 31 August 1957 (inclusive):

provided that the individual was serving in the Territorial Force immediately prior to enlistment for service with Kayforce, or, having served with Kayforce, was subsequently commissioned in the Territorial Force:

commissioned service as an officer with the cadet forces of New Zealand, when continuous with other qualifying service, may continue to be taken into account as single qualifying service for the award of the Efficiency Decoration or clasp until such time as his qualifying period for that award has been completed; but, thereafter, his service with cadets will count only as qualifying service for the award of the Cadet Forces Medal.

service, after attaining the age of 17 years, in the ranks of any of the authorised auxiliary forces of the Commonwealth:

service in the ranks of the permanent naval or military forces of New Zealand or of the United Kingdom or of a dominion or colony during the period from 4 August 1914 to 31 December 1921 inclusive:

provided that the individual was subsequently commissioned into the Territorial Force:

service in the ranks of the regular forces of the Navy, Army, or Air Force of New Zealand or the United Kingdom, or any other Commonwealth country, during the period from 2 September 1939 to 1 May 1949 (inclusive):

provided that the individual was commissioned into the Territorial Force before 1 May 1949 or, having enlisted into the ranks of the Territorial Force before 1 March 1950, was subsequently commissioned into the Territorial Force:

service, other than Regular Force service, in the ranks of that part of the New Zealand Army known as Kayforce during the period from 29 August 1950 to 31 August 1957 (inclusive):

provided that the individual, having been enlisted in the ranks of the Territorial Force, was subsequently commissioned therein.

any service in an honorary capacity:

service in the force in which the officer qualified for and was awarded the Volunteer Officer’s Decoration, the Territorial Decoration, or the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration:

any service that has previously been recognised by the award of an Efficiency Medal and clasp or clasps, or any Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, or the Cadet Forces Medal:

service in the ranks, except such service as may be counted under regulations 7 and 8:

any year in which the officer is not certified as efficient as required by regulation 5(1)(d):

any service rendered before attaining the age of 17 years:

any service with or in the New Zealand Cadet Corps, except such service as may be counted under regulation 7(i).

completes a further 6 years’ efficient qualifying service, reckoned as hereinbefore provided, over and above the initial 12 years required for the decoration; and

completes to the satisfaction of his Commanding Officer the prescribed period of obligatory training in each year of the aforesaid period; and

is certified each year as being efficient by the Commanding Officer of his unit,—