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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Army Act, 1950 Section 7

Commanding Officer of Persons Subject to Military Law Under Clause (I) of Section 2

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Army Act, 1950 Section 7 is part of Army Act, 1950 - Commanding Officer of Persons Subject to Military Law Under Clause (I) of Section 2. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

( 1) Every person subject to this Act under 1[clause (i) of sub-section ( 1) of section 2] shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be under the commanding officer of the corps, department or detachment, if any, to which he is attached, and, if he is not so attached, under the command of any officer who may for the time being be named as his commanding officer by the officer commanding the force with which such person for the time being is serving, or any other prescribed officer, or, if no such officer is named or prescribed, under the command of the said officer commanding the force.

( 2) An officer commanding a force shall not place a person subject to this Act under1[clause (i) of sub-section ( 1) of section 2] under the command of an officer of rank inferior to that of such person, if there is present at the place where such person is any officer of a higher rank under whose command he can be placed.

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1. Substituted by Act 56 of 1974, sec. 3 and Sch. II, for "clause (i) of section 2".

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