The Air Force Act, 1950
Central Act ยท Act 45 of 1950194 provisions9 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the government of the Air Force. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 45 of 1950 |
| Year | 1950 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Defence |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 194 |
| Subjects | defence |
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- Section 1 Short title and commencement.
- Section 2 Persons subject to this Act.
- Section 3 Termination of application of the Act.
- Section 4 Definitions.
- Section 5 Application of Act to certain forces under the Central Government.
- Section 6 Special provision as to rank in certain cases.
- Section 7 Commanding Officer of person subject to Air Force law under clause (d) of section 2.
- Section 8 Officers exercising powers in certain cases.
- Section 9 Power to declare persons to be on active service.
- Section 10 Commission and appointment.
- Section 11 Ineligibility of aliens for enrolment.
- Section 12 Ineligibility of females for enrolment or employment.
- Section 13 Procedure before enrolling officer.
- Section 14 Mode of enrolment.
- Section 15 Validity of enrolment.1 citing judgment
- Section 16 Persons to be attested.
- Section 17 Mode of attestation.
- Section 18 Tenure of service under the Act.
- Section 19 Termination of service by Central Government.
- Section 20 Dismissal, removal or reduction by Chief of the Air staff and other officers.1 citing judgment
- Section 21 Power to modify certain fundamental rights in their application to persons subject to this Act.
- Section 22 Retirement, release or discharge.
- Section 23 Certificate on termination of service.
- Section 24 Discharge or dismissal when out of India.
- Section 25 Authorised deductions only to be made from pay.
- Section 26 Remedy of aggrieved airmen.
- Section 27 Remedy of aggrieved officers.
- Section 28 Immunity from attachment.
- Section 29 Immunity from arrest for debt.
- Section 30 Immunity of persons attending courts-martial from arrest.
- Section 31 Privileges of reservists.
- Section 32 Priority in respect of Air Force personnel's litigation.
- Section 33 Saving of rights and privileges under other laws.
- Section 34 Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death.
- Section 35 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death.
- Section 36 Offences punishable more severely on active service than at other times.
- Section 37 Mutiny.
- Section 38 Desertion and aiding desertion.
- Section 39 Absence without leave.
- Section 40 Striking or threatening superior officer.
- Section 41 Disobedience to superior officer.
- Section 42 Insubordination and obstruction.
- Section 43 Fraudulent enrolment.
- Section 44 False answers on enrolment.
- Section 45 Unbecoming conduct
- Section 46 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.
- Section 47 III-treating a subordinate
- Section 48 Intoxication.
- Section 49 Permitting escape of person in custody.
- Section 50 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement.
- Section 51 Escape from custody.
- Section 52 Offences to respect of property.
- Section 53 Extortion and corruption.
- Section 54 Making away with equipment2 citing judgments
- Section 55 Injury to property.
- Section 56 False accusation.
- Section 57 Falsifying official documents and false declaration.
- Section 58 Signing in blank and failure to report.
- Section 59 Offences relating to courts-martial.
- Section 60 False evidence
- Section 61 Unlawful detention of pay.
- Section 62 Offences in relation to aircraft and flying
- Section 63 Other offences relating to aircraft and flying.1 citing judgment
- Section 64 Disobedience of lawful command of captain of aircraft.
- Section 65 Violation of good order and air force discipline.
- Section 66 Miscellaneous offences.
- Section 67 Attempt.
- Section 68 Abetment of offences that have been committed.
- Section 69 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed.1 citing judgment
- Section 70 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.
- Section 71 Civil offences
- Section 72 Civil offences not triable by court-martial.
- Section 73 Punishments awardable by courts-martial.
- Section 74 Alternative punishments awardable by court-martial.
- Section 75 Combination of punishments.
- Section 76 Cashiering of officers
- Section 77 Field punishment.
- Section 78 Position of field punishment in scale of punishments
- Section 79 Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer
- Section 80 Retention in the ranks of a person convicted on active service.
- Section 81 Punishments otherwise than by court-martial
- Section 82 Punishment of persons other than officers and warrant officers.
- Section 83 Requirement of sanction in certain cases1 citing judgment
- Section 84 Limit of punishments under section 82.
- Section 85 Punishments in addition to those specified in section 82
- Section 86 Punishment of officers and warrant officers.
- Section 87 Transmission of proceedings.
- Section 88 Review of proceedings
- Section 89 Superior air force authority
- Section 90 Collective fines.
- Section 91 Deductions from pay and allowances of officers.
- Section 92 Deductions from pay and allowances of airmen
- Section 93 Computation of time of absence of custody.
- Section 94 Pay and allowances daring trial.
- Section 95 Limit of certain deductions.
- Section 96 Deduction from public money due to a person.
- Section 97 Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct.
- Section 98 Remission of deductions.
- Section 99 Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions.
- Section 100 Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances.
- Section 101 Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war
- Section 102 Custody of offenders
- Section 103 Duty of commanding officer in regard to detention.
- Section 104 Interval between committal and court-martial
- Section 105 Arrest by civil authorities.
- Section 106 Capture of deserters.
- Section 107 Inquiry into absence without leave.
- Section 108 Provost-marshals.
- Section 109 Different kinds of courts-martial.
- Section 110 Power to convene a general court-martial.
- Section 111 Power to convene a district court-martial.
- Section 112 Contents of warrants issued under sections 110 and 111
- Section 113 Power to convene a summary general court-martial.
- Section 114 Composition of general court-martial.
- Section 115 Composition of district court-martial.
- Section 116 Composition of summary general court-martial.
- Section 117 Dissolution of court-martial.
- Section 118 Powers of general and summary general courts-martial.
- Section 119 Powers of district Court-martial.
- Section 120 Prohibition of second trial.
- Section 121 Period of limitation for trial.
- Section 122 Liability of offender who ceases to be subject to Act.
- Section 123 Place of trial
- Section 124 Choice between criminal court and court-martial.
- Section 125 Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender.
- Section 126 Successive trials by a criminal, court and a court-martial.
- Section 127 Presiding Officer.
- Section 128 Judge Advocate.
- Section 129 Challenges
- Section 130 Oaths of member, Judge advocate and witness.
- Section 131 Voting by members
- Section 132 General rule as to evidence.
- Section 133 Judicial notice.1 citing judgment
- Section 134 Summoning witnesses
- Section 135 Documents exempted from production.
- Section 136 Commissions for examination of witnesses.
- Section 137 Examination of a witness on commission.
- Section 138 Conviction of offence not charged.
- Section 139 Presumption as to signatures.
- Section 140 Enrolment paper.
- Section 141 Presumption as to certain documents.
- Section 142 Reference by accused to Government officer.
- Section 143 Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- Section 144 Lunacy of accused
- Section 145 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial.
- Section 146 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 145.
- Section 147 Release of lunatic accused.
- Section 148 Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
- Section 149 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
- Section 150 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
- Section 151 Powers of courts-martial when certain offences are committed by persons not subject to this Act.
- Section 152 Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed.
- Section 153 Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial.
- Section 154 Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial.
- Section 155 Limitation of powers of confirming authority
- Section 156 Power to confirm finding and sentence of summary general courts- martial.
- Section 157 Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences.
- Section 158 Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship.
- Section 159 Revision of finding or sentence.
- Section 160 Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases
- Section 161 Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial.
- Section 162 Annulment of proceedings.1 citing judgment
- Section 163 Form of sentence of death
- Section 164 Commencement of sentence of transportation or imprisonment.
- Section 165 Execution of sentence of transportation.
- Section 166 Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
- Section 167 Temporary custody of offender.
- Section 168 Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases.
- Section 169 Conveyance of prisoner from place to place.
- Section 170 Execution of sentence of detention.
- Section 171 Communication of certain orders to prison officers.
- Section 172 Execution of sentence of fine
- Section 173 Establishment and regulation of air force prisons.
- Section 174 Informality or error in the order or warrants.
- Section 175 Power to make rules in respect of prisons and prisoners.
- Section 176 Restriction of rule-making power in respect to corporal punishment.
- Section 177 Pardon and remission.
- Section 178 Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission.
- Section 179 Reduction of warrant officer or non-commissioned officer
- Section 180 Suspension of sentence of transportation, imprisonment or detention.
- Section 181 Orders pending suspension.
- Section 182 Release on suspension.
- Section 183 Computation of period of suspension.
- Section 184 Order after suspension.
- Section 185 Reconsideration of case after suspension
- Section 186 Fresh sentence after suspension.
- Section 187 Scope of power of suspension
- Section 188 Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal.
- Section 189 Power to make rules.
- Section 190 Power to make regulations
- Section 191 Publication of rules and regulations in Gazette.
- Section 191A Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament.
- Section 193 Definition of British officer.
- Section 194 Powers of British officer.
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