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Section 14: Liability for service of officers and sailors.

The Navy Act, 1957Central Act · Act 62 of 1957

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), officers and [sailors] shall be liable to serve in the Indian Navy or the Indian Naval Reserve Forces, as the case may be, until they are duly discharged, dismissed, dismissed with disgrace, retired, permitted to resign, or released.

(2) No officer shall be at liberty to resign his office except with the permission of the Central Government and no [sailor] shall be at liberty to resign his post except with the permission of the prescribed officer.

(3) The acceptance of any resignation shall be a matter within the discretion of the Central Government or the officer concerned, as the case may be.

(4) Officers retired or permitted to resign shall be liable to recall to naval service in an emergency in accordance with regulations made under this Act, and on such recall shall be liable to serve until they have been duly discharged, dismissed, dismissed with disgrace, retired, permitted to resign, or released.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Navy Act, 1957
Section14
Marginal noteLiability for service of officers and sailors.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn 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.

  • substituted, Act 53 of 1974. . Subs. by Act 53 of 1974, s. 2, for "seaman" (w.e.f. 16-12-1974).

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