(a) by the Adjutant-General, Deputy Adjutant-General or officer in charge of records, Militia Service, Department of National Defence, in the case of a member of the military forces of Canada; or
(b) by the Naval Secretary, Naval Service, Department of National Defence, in the case of a member of the naval forces of Canada; or
(c) by the officer in charge of records, Air Service, Department of National Defence, in the case of a member of the air forces of Canada; or
(d) by an officer of the naval, military or air forces of Canada, authorized to sign, in the case of a member of the forces of Canada,