Section 191, Army Act, 1950: Power to make rules.

Section 191: Power to make rules.

The Army Act, 1950Central Act · Act 46 of 1950

(1) The Central Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by sub-section (1), the rules made thereunder may provide for--

(a) the removal, retirement, release or discharge from the service of persons subject to this Act;

(b) the amount and incidence of fines to be imposed under section 89;

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(d) the assembly and procedure of courts of inquiry, the recording of summaries of evidence and the administration of oaths or affirmations by such courts;

(e) the convening and constituting of court-martial and the appointment of prosecutors at trials by courts-martial;

(f) the adjournment, dissolution and sitting of court-martial;

(g) the procedure to be observed in trials by courts-martial and the appearance of legal practitioners thereat;

(h) the confirmation, revision and annulment of, and petitions against, the findings and sentences of courts-martial;

(i) the carrying into effect of sentences of court-martial;

(j) the forms of orders to be made under the provisions of this Act relating to court-martial, transportation and imprisonment;

(k) the constitution of authorities to decide for what persons, to what amounts and in what manner, provision should be made for dependants under section 99, and the due carrying out of such decisions;

(l) the relative rank of the officers, junior commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers and non-commissioned officers of the regular Army, Navy and Air Force when acting together;

(m) any other matter directed by this Act to be prescribed.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Army Act, 1950
Section	191
Marginal note	Power to make rules.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

Act

The Army Act, 1950

Section

191

Marginal note

Power to make rules.

Jurisdiction

Central

Status

In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

omitted, Act 37 of 1992. . Omitted by Act 37 of 1992, s. 18.

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