Section Text
(1) The Central Government may, bynotification, apply, with or without modifications, all or any of theprovisions of this Act to any force raised and maintained in India under theauthority of that Government 1 [***] and suspend the operationof any other enactment for the time being applicable to thesaid force.
(2) Theprovisions of this Act so applied shall have effect in respect ofpersons belonging to the said force as they have effect in respect of persons subject tothis Act holding in the regular Army the same or equivalent rank as theaforesaid persons hold for the time being in the said force.
(3) Theprovisions of this Act so applied shall also have effect inrespect of persons who are employed by or are in the service of or arefollowers of or accompany any portion of the said force as they have effect inrespect of persons subject to this Act under2 [clause(i) of sub-section (1) of section 2].
(4)While any of the provisions of this Act apply to the said force, the CentralGovernment may, by notification, direct by what authority any jurisdiction,powers or duties incident to the operation of these provisions shall be exercised or performed in respect of the saidforce.
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1. Thewords "including any force maintained by a Part B State" omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956.
2.Substituted by Act 56 of 1974. sec.3 and Sch. II, for "clause (i) of section 2".